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Definition of Apostolic vicar

Apostolic vicar
Vicar Vic"ar, n. [OE. vicar, viker, vicair, F. vicaire, fr. L. vicarius. See Vicarious.] 1. One deputed or authorized to perform the functions of another; a substitute in office; a deputy. [R.] 2. (Eng. Eccl. Law) The incumbent of an appropriated benefice. Note: The distinction between a parson [or rector] and vicar is this: The parson has, for the most part, the whole right to the ecclesiastical dues in his parish; but a vicar has generally an appropriator over him, entitled to the best part of the profits, to whom he is in fact perpetual curate with a standing salary. --Burrill. Apostolic vicar, or 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. 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. Vicar-general. (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. Vicar of Jesus Christ (R. C. Ch.), the pope as representing Christ on earth.

Meaning of Apostolic vicar from wikipedia

- Church counterpart is an (apostolic, patriarchal, or archiepiscopal) exarchate. An apostolic vicariate is led by a vicar apostolic, who is usually a titular...
- P. (1810–1811) Barthélemy Bruguière, M.E.P. (1828–1831), appointed Apostolic Vicar of Korea Jean-Paul-Hilaire-Michel Courvezy, M.E.P. (1832–1834) Jean-Baptiste...
- A vicar general (previously, archdeacon) is the prin****l deputy of the bishop or archbishop of a diocese or an archdiocese for the exercise of administrative...
- The Apostolic Vicariate of the London District was an ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in England and Wales. It was led by a vicar apostolic...
- Castro Malo, CO (1637-1668) Custodio do Pinho (1669-1694), appointed Apostolic Vicar of Malabar Fernand Palma d'Artois, OCD (1696-1701) Pietro d’Alcántara...
- resignation on 17 November 2018. Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Western Tonking (1696-1923) Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Hanoi (1925-1935) Coadjutor Archbishops...
- vicar as it evolved is sketched in the Catholic Encyclopedia (1908). Vicars have various titles based on what role they are performing. An apostolic vicar...
- missionary jurisdiction established on 28 April 1667. It belonged to a vicar apostolic in predominantly Protestant Northern Europe. On 7 August 1868, the...
- England and Wales. It was led by a vicar apostolic) who was a titular bishop. The Apostolic Vicariate Vicariate Apostolic of the Midland District was created...
- 22 October 1958) is an Italian Catholic prelate who has served as Vicar Apostolic of Southern Arabia since 2022. He is a member of the Order of Friars...