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vicar-general
[ vik-er-jen-er-uhl ]
noun
- Roman Catholic Church. a priest deputized by a bishop to assist him in the administration of a diocese.
- Church of England. an ecclesiastical officer, usually a layperson, who assists a bishop or an archbishop in the discharge of his judicial or administrative duties.
vicar general
noun
- an official, usually a layman, appointed to assist the bishop of a diocese in discharging his administrative or judicial duties
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of vicar-general1
Example Sentences
At the pope’s suggestion, he said, he was stepping aside “for a while,†effective immediately, and would leave the day-to-day handling of church affairs to Father Yves Baumgarten, the vicar-general in Lyon.
In July, after the investigation, Bishop Livieres was barred from ordaining new priests, an unusual step, and Father Urrutigoity was removed as vicar-general.
This was intolerable, and the Bishop’s vicar-general came down to examine the delinquents.
A vicar-general was appointed, July 31, to take charge of the see, and three procurators to collect its revenues.
Recognizing the new chaplain's remarkable powers, he made him his vicar-general.
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