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vicars apostolic

vicars apostolic is the plural of vicar apostolic.

Meaning of vicar apostolic

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.

Questions about vicars apostolic

What is vicars apostolic the plural of?
Vicars apostolic is the plural of vicar apostolic.

Words near vicars apostolic in the dictionary

  1. vicarism
  2. vicarity
  3. vicarless
  4. vicarly
  5. vicars
  6. vicars apostolic
  7. vicars choral
  8. vicars forane
  9. vicars of Bray
  10. Vicars of Christ
  11. vicars-choral

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