What is a chorbishop?

Question

In the Maronite church.

Answer 1

“the title given in the Christian East to a bishop caring for people in the country. In that sense, he is a bit like an auxiliary bishop in the Western Church; both types of bishops work under the direction of the “local ordinary,"the bishop in charge of a diocese, archdiocese or equivalent Church jurisdiction.

The first reference to chorbishop is in the second century; the institution had pretty well died out by the 12th century.

Today, this office no longer exists in the Orthodox Churches. It is an honorary title among Melkite Catholic priests. The Chaldean and Syrian Catholic Churches have one chorbishop per diocese. Maronite Catholic chorbishops function much as auxiliary bishops do in the Western Church.

Answer 2

He is not a real bishop but can dress like one. It is an honorific title a bit like the Latin monsignor.