vicar : Idioms & Phrases

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Apostolic vicar, ∨ Vicar apostolic

  • . (R. C. Ch.) (a) A bishop to whom the Roman pontiff delegates a portion of his jurisdiction. (b) Any ecclesiastic acting under a papal brief, commissioned to exercise episcopal authority. (c) A titular bishop in a country where there is no episcopal see, or where the succession has been interrupted.
Webster 1913

Grand vicar

  • (Eccl.), a principal vicar; an ecclesiastical delegate in France.
Webster 1913

vicar apostolic

  • noun a titular Roman Catholic bishop in a non-Catholic area
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Vicar forane

  • . Cf. LL. foraneus situated outside of the episcopal city, rural. See Vicar, and Foreign. (R. C. Ch.) A dignitary or parish priest appointed by a bishop to exercise a limited jurisdiction in a particular town or district of a diocese. Addis & Arnold.
Webster 1913

vicar of christ

  • noun the head of the Roman Catholic Church
    Roman Catholic Pope; pontiff; pope; Catholic Pope; Holy Father; Bishop of Rome.
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Vicar of Jesus Christ

  • (R. C. Ch.), the pope as representing Christ on earth.
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Vicar-general

  • noun (Roman Catholic Church) an administrative deputy who assists a bishop
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  • . (a) (Ch. of Eng.) The deputy of the Archbishop of Canterbury or York, in whose court the bishops of the province are confirmed. Encyc. Brit. (b) (R. C. Ch.) An assistant to a bishop in the discharge of his official functions.
Webster 1913