VICARIATE Definition & Meaning

vicariate

[ vahy-kair-ee-it, -eyt, vi- ]

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noun

the office or authority of a vicar.
the district presided over by a vicar.

vicariate

/ vaɪ-; vɪˈkɛərɪɪt /

noun

Also calledvicarshipˈvɪkəʃɪp the office, rank, or authority of a vicar
the district that a vicar holds as his pastoral charge

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of vicariate¹

1600–10; < Medieval Latin ��ٳܲ�, equivalent to Latin �� ( us ) vicar + -��ٳܲ� -ate ³

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Pope Francis, in a footnote to his “Beloved Amazon” letter, noted that local missionaries tend to go to Europe or the U.S. rather than remain in their own vicariates in the Amazon.

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His vicariate in the Peruvian Amazon covers an area the size of Portugal, but only has 14 priests to serve a population of approximately 140,000 Catholics.

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The vicariate is divided into fourteen districts, half of which are in Formosa.

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An apostolic vicariate is established in certain regions where there are too few Catholics for a diocese.

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The very extent and limits of the vicariate were, as yet, unknown; and MM.

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