May a bishop be installed somewhere other than his Cathedral?

[Karl_M]

I’ve been hearing that our new bishop (he’s already a bishop) will be installed at a local church that has larger seating capacity than our cathedral. Can he be enthroned somewhere where his Cathedra isn’t?

 

[Fr.Vincent_Serpa]

Hi,

Certainly he can, if he has a good reason and the church is in his diocese. His chair is symbolic of his authority over the whole diocese. He rules from it where ever he is.

Fr. Vincent Serpa, O.P.