Editing Coadjutor bishop (section)

== Eastern Catholic Churches ==
Some ''sui juris'' [[Eastern Catholic Churches]] also appoint coadjutors. However, the selection process differs among the churches.

* The patriarchal or major archiepiscopal synods of the larger ''sui juris'' ritual churches typically elect their coadjutors, with papal assent. 
* The pope typically appoints the coadjutors in the smaller ''sui juris'' ritual churches.

The coadjutor of an [[eparchy]], archeparchy, or [[metropolis (religious jurisdiction)|metropolis]] has the respective status of an eparch, [[archeparch]], or metropolitan.