coadjutor

• Nom désignant un assistant, en particulier celui qui aide un évêque dans ses fonctions ecclésiastiques ; également, toute personne qui seconde une autre dans sa charge.

A noun referring to an assistant, especially one who assists a bishop in ecclesiastical duties.

1. Assistant to a bishopC2formal

   A person appointed to assist a bishop, often with the right of succession.

   Coadjuteur (assistant à un évêque)

   • The coadjutor helped the bishop manage the diocese.
   • He was named coadjutor of the archdiocese last year.
   • The coadjutor will succeed the bishop upon his retirement.