Vicar

n.	1.	One deputed or authorized to perform the functions of another; a substitute in office; a deputy.
	2.	(Eng. Eccl. Law) The incumbent of an appropriated benefice. Apostolic vicar a - (R. C. Ch.) A bishop to whom the Roman pontiff delegates a portion of his jurisdiction. b - Any ecclesiastic acting under a papal brief, commissioned to exercise episcopal authority. c - A titular bishop in a country where there is no episcopal see, or where the succession has been interrupted. Vicar forane (R. C. Ch.) A dignitary or parish priest appointed by a bishop to exercise a limited jurisdiction in a particular town or district of a diocese. Vicar-general a - (Ch. of Eng.) The deputy of the Archbishop of Canterbury or York, in whose court the bishops of the province are confirmed. - Addis & Arnold. b - (R. C. Ch.) An assistant to a bishop in the discharge of his official functions. - Encyc. Brit. Vicar of Jesus Christ (R. C. Ch.) the pope as representing Christ on earth.

Noun	1.	vicar - a Roman Catholic priest who acts for another higher-ranking clergyman
	2.	vicar - (Episcopal Church) a clergyman in charge of a chapel
	3.	vicar - (Church of England) a clergyman appointed to act as priest of a parish

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