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vicar forane

vicar forane noun: a priest entrusted by the bishop with a certain degree of leadership in a territorial division of a diocese or a pastoral region.

Noun

vicar forane (plural vicars forane)

  1. A priest entrusted by the bishop with a certain degree of leadership in a territorial division of a diocese or a pastoral region.

Forms of vicar forane

pluralvicars forane

Origin of vicar forane

Borrowed from Latin vicārius forāneus. See forane.

Questions about vicar forane

What does vicar forane mean?
Vicar forane means a priest entrusted by the bishop with a certain degree of leadership in a territorial division of a diocese or a pastoral region.
What part of speech is vicar forane?
Vicar forane is a noun.
What is the plural of vicar forane?
The plural of vicar forane is vicars forane.

Words near vicar forane in the dictionary

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

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