vicar-general
Ecclesiastical administrative deputy
A vicar-general is a deputy appointed by a bishop or other high church official to exercise administrative authority in their absence or on their behalf.
The position exists primarily in Catholic and Anglican churches.
In religious orders, a vicar-general may serve under the superior general.
The role carries broad jurisdictional powers but remains subordinate to the appointing authority.
Legal authority's scope
- dioceseBishop's territorial jurisdiction
- episcopalRelating to bishops
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
papal · decree · archdiocese · metropolitan · vicariate · delegation · faculty · ordinary
Diocesan clergy head
- priestOne who performs sacraments
- ordinationClergy appointment ceremony
- priesthoodOrdained religious office
- prelateSenior church official
pastoral · clerical · chaplain · monsignor · archdeacon · chancellor · moderator · curia
One who acts for another
- proxyAuthorized substitute
- deputyAuthorized substitute or assistant
- substituteReplacement for another
- stand-inTemporary human placeholder
surrogate · second-in-command · right-hand · lieutenant · vice · acting · interim · successor
jurisdiction
Legal authority's scope
- dioceseBishop's territorial jurisdiction
- episcopalRelating to bishops
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
oversight · papal · decree · archdiocese · metropolitan · vicariate · delegation · faculty · ordinary · apostolic
bishop
Diocesan clergy head
- priestOne who performs sacraments
- ordinationClergy appointment ceremony
- priesthoodOrdained religious office
prelate · pastoral · clerical · chaplain · monsignor · archdeacon · chancellor · moderator · curia · auxiliary
representative
One who acts for another
- proxyAuthorized substitute
- deputyAuthorized substitute or assistant
- substituteReplacement for another
stand-in · surrogate · second-in-command · right-hand · lieutenant · vice · acting · interim · successor · appointee
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Diocesan clergy head
ordinary · archbishop · metropolitan · pope · patriarch
vicar-generalcurate
Select and present thoughtfully
parish priest · deacon · subdeacon · acolyte · seminarian
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