vicargeneral

vicargeneral
vicar general n. pl. vicars general
a. A priest acting as deputy to a bishop to assist him in the administration of his diocese.
b. The head of a religious order.
2. An ecclesiastical official in the Church of England, usually a layperson, who assists an archbishop or a bishop in administrative and judicial duties.

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Universalium. 2010.

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