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Apostolic vicar

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

See also: Vicar Vicar Vicar



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