Church of England
In the established Church of England, assistant bishops are usually are retired (diocesan or suffragan) bishops – in which case they are honorary assistant bishops. Occasionally active bishops are appointed to be assistant bishops – however, unlike a diocesan or suffragan they do not hold a title: they are not the "Bishop of Somewhere".
The Assistant Bishop of Leicester and the Assistant Bishop of Newcastle are assistant bishops who are active rather than retired in the Dioceses of Leicester and of Newcastle respectively. In practice, each acts almost exactly like a suffragan bishop (those Dioceses don't have one), whereas he is actually a stipendiary assistant bishop.
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