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vicar apostolic

vicar apostolic noun: a Roman Catholic prelate who is ordained (titular) bishop and administers a missionary jurisdiction that is not (yet) a diocese, but ranks higher than an apostolic prefecture.

Noun

vicar apostolic (plural vicars apostolic)

  1. A Roman Catholic prelate who is ordained (titular) bishop and administers a missionary jurisdiction that is not (yet) a diocese, but ranks higher than an apostolic prefecture.

Forms of vicar apostolic

pluralvicars apostolic
alternative formapostolic vicar

Questions about vicar apostolic

What does vicar apostolic mean?
Vicar apostolic means a Roman Catholic prelate who is ordained (titular) bishop and administers a missionary jurisdiction that is not (yet) a diocese, but ranks higher than an apostolic prefecture.
What part of speech is vicar apostolic?
Vicar apostolic is a noun.
What is the plural of vicar apostolic?
The plural of vicar apostolic is vicars apostolic.

Words near vicar apostolic in the dictionary

  1. vic.
  2. vicambulist
  3. vicambulists
  4. Vican
  5. vicar
  6. vicar apostolic
  7. vicar choral
  8. vicar forane
  9. vicar general
  10. vicar generals
  11. vicar of Bray

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