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  • 41Vicar of Christ — • A title of the pope implying his supreme and universal primacy, both of honour and of jurisdiction, over the Church of Christ Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Vicar of Christ     Vicar of Christ …

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  • 42Apostolic Executor — • A cleric who puts into execution a papal rescript, completing what is necessary in order that it be effective Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Apostolic Executor     Apostolic Executor …

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  • 43apostolic vicar — noun The cardinal representing the Pope in extraordinary missions • • • Main Entry: ↑apostle …

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  • 44Vicar — In the broadest sense, a vicar (from the Latin vicarius ) is a representative, anyone acting in the person of or for a superior (compare vicarious in the sense of at second hand ). In this sense, the title is comparable to lieutenant , literally… …

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  • 45Apostolic Administrator — An apostolic administrator in the Roman Catholic Church is a prelate appointed by the Pope to serve as the ordinary for an apostolic administration. An apostolic administration can either be an area that is not yet a diocese (a stable apostolic… …

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  • 46Vicar general — A vicar general (often abbreviated VG) is the principal deputy of the bishop of a diocese for the exercise of administrative authority. As vicar of the bishop, the vicar general exercises the bishop s ordinary executive power over the entire… …

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  • 47Apostolic Nuncio to Germany — Cesare Orsenigo, nuncio to Germany during World War II, with Hitler and Joachim von Ribbentrop. The Apostolic Nunciature to Germany is an ecclesiastical office of the Roman Catholic Church in Germany. It is …

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  • 48Apostolic visitor — In the Catholic Church, an apostolic visitor is a papal representative with a transient mission to perform a canonical visitation of relatively short duration. The visitor is deputed to investigate a special circumstance in a diocese or country,… …

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  • 49Apostolic Vicariate of Phnom Penh — Infobox Diocese country = Cambodia name = Phnom Penh jurisdiction = Apostolic Vicariate latin = Apostolicus Vicariatus de Phnom Penh local = ភូមិភាគ​ភ្នំពេញ bishop = Emile Destombes, M.E.P. bishop title = Apostolic Vicar| cathedral = rite = Latin …

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  • 50Vicar capitular — A vicar capitular is a provisional ordinary of a Roman Catholic particular church. A vicar capitular is elected by the canons of the cathedral chapter when the episcopal see becomes vacant, perhaps due to the death or resignation of the bishop.… …

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