vicarapostolic

vicar apostolic n. Roman Catholic Church pl. vicars apostolic

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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