The vague and tenuous hope that God is too kind to punish the ungodly has become a deadly opiate for the consciences of millions.
A.W. Tozer

Titular Bishop

Titular Bishop

TITULAR BISHOP

A bishop who bears the title of a diocese but has no jurisdiction over it. Dioceses where the Church once flourished but later were run over with Moslems or pagans no longer have a residential bishop, but are called titular sees and are given to titular bishops.