Metropolitan Archbishop

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A Metropolitan Archbishop is a senior Catholic prelate who leads an ecclesiastical province and holds limited supervisory authority over the bishops of its suffragan dioceses.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic hierarchical title
ecclesiastical office
senior prelate
appointedBy Pope
belongsTo episcopal college
canConduct canonical visitation of suffragan diocese in specific circumstances
canInterveneWhen suffragan bishop neglects duties as defined by canon law
canonicalBasis Code of Canon Law NERFINISHED
existsIn Latin Church NERFINISHED
governs archdiocese
greekRootOfArchbishop archi- (chief) + episkopos (overseer)
greekRootOfMetropolitan metropolis (mother city)
hasAuthorityOver suffragan dioceses
hasAuthorityType limited supervisory authority
hasHistoricalOriginIn early metropolitan system of the Church
hasLiturgicalPrecedenceOver suffragan bishops in the province
hasNoAuthorityOver internal governance of suffragan dioceses except as provided by law GENERATED
hasRank above diocesan bishop
below patriarch
hasResponsibilityFor coordination of pastoral activity in the province
ensuring observance of faith and ecclesiastical laws in the province
promotion of common discipline in the province
hasTerritorialSee metropolitan see
isAddressedAs The Most Reverend
Your Excellency
isDistinguishedFrom major archbishop
patriarch
suffragan bishop
isUsually archbishop of the metropolitan see
jurisdictionScope metropolitan province
languageOfTitle English
latinTerm archiepiscopus metropolita
leads ecclesiastical province
mayAlsoBe cardinal
mayConvene meeting of suffragan bishops
provincial council
mayServeAs appeal authority in certain canonical cases from suffragan dioceses
mustBe validly ordained bishop
oversees bishops of suffragan dioceses
receivesPalliumFrom Pope NERFINISHED
religiousTradition Catholic Church NERFINISHED
reportsTo Pope NERFINISHED
symbolizes unity of the province
termUsedIn canon law
titleIncludes Archbishop
Metropolitan
wearsInsignia pallium

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Archbishop of Kraków hasTitleStyle Metropolitan Archbishop
Cardinal George Alencherry positionHeld Metropolitan Archbishop
subject surface form: George Alencherry
this entity surface form: Metropolitan Archbishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly
Metropolitan Archbishop of Addis Abeba hasTitleStyle Metropolitan Archbishop
Bishop of Daejeon subjectTo Metropolitan Archbishop
this entity surface form: Metropolitan Archbishop of Daegu