vicar apostolic

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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.

Origin:
1760–70

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vicar apostolic
n. pl. vicars apostolic Roman Catholic Church

A titular bishop who administers a region that is not yet a diocese as a representative of the Holy See.
A titular bishop appointed to administer to a vacant see in which the succession of bishops has been interrupted.
A bishop or an archbishop formerly delegated by the pope to act in his stead in a particular region.

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