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n. The priest of a parish in the Church of England who receives a stipend or salary but does not receive the tithes of a parish.

n. A cleric in charge of a chapel in the Episcopal Church of the United States.

n. A cleric acting in the place of a rector or bishop in the Anglican Communion generally.

n. Roman Catholic Church A priest who acts for or represents another, often higher-ranking member of the clergy.

n. In the Church of England, the priest of a parish, receiving a salary or stipend but not tithes.

n. In the Roman Catholic and some other churches, a cleric acting as local representative of a higher ranking member of the clergy.

n. A person acting on behalf of, or is representing another person.

n. One deputed or authorized to perform the functions of another; a substitute in office; a deputy.

n. The incumbent of an appropriated benefice.

n. A person deputed or authorized to perform the functions of another; a substitute in office: as, the Pope claims to be vicar of Jesus Christ on earth.

n. In English ecclesiastical law, the priest of a parish the tithes of which belong to a chapter or religious house, or to a layman, and who receives only the smaller tithes or a salary.

n. In the Roman Catholic Church, an ecclesiastic assisting a bishop and exercising jurisdiction in his name.

n. (Episcopal Church) a clergyman in charge of a chapel

n. (Church of England) a clergyman appointed to act as priest of a parish

n. a Roman Catholic priest who acts for another higher-ranking clergyman

"He is drawing up plans for neighbouring parishes to pool their resources, forming pastoral areas to be co-ordinated by a priest with the title vicar forane."

vicar apostolic   

clergyman    man of the cloth    reverend    priest   

vicar apostolic    vicar of (jesus) christ    vicar capitular    cardinal vicar    vicar-general    vicar forane    vicar choral    vicar pensionary    lay vicar   

vicar apostolic   

deputy    minister   

bicker    bricker    clicker    dicker    flicker    kicker    knicker    licker    liquor    picker   

rector    clergyman    pastor    schoolmaster    curate    chaplain    parson    warden    treasurer    dignitary