Vicar (disambiguation)

Vicar typically refers to a clerical position in various Christian traditions.

Vicar or vicarius, may also refer to:

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Church positions

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  • Vicar (Anglicanism) for its use in the Anglican tradition
  • Apostolic vicar, or "vicar apostolic", a Roman Catholic prelate appointed directly under the Pope in a missionary region or before the creation of a diocese
  • Vicar general, or episcopal vicar, a diocesan bishop's deputy able to exercise a bishop's ordinary executive power
  • Cardinal vicar, a cardinal who is appointed as vicar general of the Diocese of Rome
  • Judicial vicar, a diocesan official with powers to judge cases in the diocesan courts
  • Military vicar, a church official responsible for the pastoral care of those serving in the armed forces
  • Vicar forane, a parish pastor who serves as a senior authority over a section of a diocese
  • Vicar of Christ (also "vicar of Saint Peter" or vicarius principis apostolorum), a title used primarily by the Roman Catholic pontiff (see also: Vicarius Filii Dei)

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