Surrogate (clergy)
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A Surrogate (from Lat. surrogare, to substitute for), is the deputy of a bishop or an ecclesiastical judge, acting in the absence of his principal and strictly bound by the authority of the latter.[1] It is particularly common as a term for clergy deputising for the diocesan judge in dioceses of the Church of England.[2]
Canon 128 of the 1603 canons of the Church of England lays down the qualifications necessary for the office of surrogate, and canon 123 specifies the regulations for appointment to the office.
