Glosario

A bishop elected by a diocesan convention to assist the bishop diocesan without right of succession but eligible to be elected if a nominee. From the Latin suffraganeus, meaning assisting or supporting.

A priest elected bishop by a diocese but not yet ordained and consecrated.

A second-century enslaved girl and one of 48 Christians martyred at Lyons, France, in 177. Feast day: June 2.

A pronouncement of God’s love and favor, addressed to one or more persons by a priest or bishop.

A 19th-century American social reformer, newspaper editor, and advocate for women’s rights and temperance. Feast day: July 20 along with Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Sojourner Truth.

A colloquial term referring to the compendium of triennial reports to the General Convention from commissions, committees, task forces, agencies, and boards.

Also called mite boxes, these small, blue, cardboard boxes are used to collect funds for the United Thank Offering, originally a ministry of The Episcopal Church Women.

A 20th-century German Lutheran pastor, theologian, and author who was hanged in 1945 because of his opposition to Hitler. Feast day: April 9.

An eighth-century English missionary, archbishop, and martyr, known as the Apostle of Germany. Feast day: June 5.

The Episcopal Church’s liturgical and devotional containing some, but not all, of the texts authorized by General Convention. See Episcopal Common Prayer, the church’s official liturgical website.