Ordinary (of a diocese)
A diocesan bishop, as distinct from a suffragan, assistant, or coadjutor bishop. The term apparently springs from the understanding of “ordinary jurisdiction” which is held in canon law to be the jurisdiction “permanently and irremovably annexed to” the office of bishop.
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