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Definition of Suburbicarian
1. a. Being in the suburbs; -- applied to the six dioceses in the suburbs of Rome subject to the pope as bishop of Rome.
Definition of Suburbicarian
1. Adjective. (''In the Roman Catholic church'') Describing any of the six dioceses surrounding Rome. These dioceses are always headed by Cardinals of the highest rank. ¹
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