Vicar

noun
1.
Church of England.

a person acting as priest of a parish in place of the rector, or as representative of a religious community to which tithes belong.
the priest of a parish the tithes of which are impropriated and who receives only the smaller tithes or a salary.

2.
Protestant Episcopal Church.

a member of the clergy whose sole or chief charge is a chapel dependent on the church of a parish.
a bishop’s assistant in charge of a church or mission.

3.
Roman Catholic Church. an ecclesiastic representing the pope or a bishop.
4.
a person who acts in place of another; substitute.
5.
a person who is authorized to perform the functions of another; deputy:
God’s vicar on earth.
noun
1.
(Church of England)

(in Britain) a clergyman appointed to act as priest of a parish from which, formerly, he did not receive tithes but a stipend
a clergyman who acts as assistant to or substitute for the rector of a parish at Communion
(in the US) a clergyman in charge of a chapel

2.
(RC Church) a bishop or priest representing the pope or the ordinary of a diocese and exercising a limited jurisdiction
3.
(Church of England) Also called lay vicar, vicar choral. a member of a cathedral choir appointed to sing certain parts of the services
4.
a person appointed to do the work of another

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Vicarage
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Vicar-apostolic
noun, plural vicars apostolic. 1. Roman Catholic Church. a titular bishop serving either in a district where no episcopal see has been established, or in one where the succession of bishops has been interrupted. 2. Ecclesiastical History. an archbishop, bishop, or other ecclesiastic to whom the pope delegated a portion of his jurisdiction. vicar apostolic […]
Vicarate
noun 1. vicariate.

Vicar-capitular
noun, plural vicars capitular. Roman Catholic Church. 1. a cleric chosen by a cathedral chapter to manage a bishopric during a vacancy.
Vicar-choral
noun, plural vicars choral. Anglican Church. 1. a member of the clergy or a layperson in a cathedral who sings certain parts of the service.