Editing Titular bishop (section)

{{Short description|Bishop who is not in charge of a diocese}}
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A '''titular bishop''' in various churches is a [[bishop]] who is not in charge of a [[diocese]].
By definition, a [[bishop]] is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop, the tradition of the [[Catholic Church|Catholic]], [[Eastern Orthodox Church|Eastern Orthodox]] and [[Oriental Orthodox churches|Oriental Orthodox]] churches is that he be ordained for a specific place. There are more bishops than there are functioning dioceses. Therefore, a priest appointed not to head a diocese as its diocesan bishop but to be an [[auxiliary bishop]], a papal diplomat, or an official of the [[Roman Curia]] is appointed to a [[titular see]].