Metropolitan bishop
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A metropolitan bishop (or metropolitan) is a type of bishop in some Christian denominations with an episcopal polity (a church ruled by bishops).[1]
In the early Christian Church, a metropolitan was the bishop of the main city in a Roman province. The First Council of Nicaea (in AD 325) gave him special authority over other bishops in that area. These other bishops were later called suffragan bishops.[1][2]
In modern times, a metropolitan bishop is the head bishop of a metropolitan see (the main diocese of a church province). He often has the title of archbishop, so is called a metropolitan archbishop.[3] In some churches, like the Church of Greece, all dioceses are called metropolises, and all their bishops are called metropolitans. Only the main leader of the church is called an archbishop.[4]
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