vicar apostolic

vicar apostolic

n. pl. vicars apostolic Roman Catholic Church

1. A titular bishop who administers a region that is not yet a diocese as a representative of the Holy See.

2. A titular bishop appointed to administer to a vacant see in which the succession of bishops has been interrupted.

3. A bishop or an archbishop formerly delegated by the pope to act in his stead in a particular region.

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vicar apostolic

n

(Christianity / Roman Catholic Church) RC Church a titular bishop having jurisdiction in non-Catholic or missionary countries where the normal hierarchy has not yet been established

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

vicar apostolic - a titular Roman Catholic bishop in a non-Catholic area bishop - a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ

Translations

vicar apostolic

n → apostolischer Vikar