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prelate nullius

American  
[noo-lee-uhs] / nʊˈli əs /

noun

Roman Catholic Church.

PLURAL

prelates nullius

  1. a prelate having independent jurisdiction over a district not under a diocesan bishop.

Etymology

Origin of prelate nullius

< New Latin or Medieval Latin nullīus dioecēsis of no diocese

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Father Ryan went back to Chicago in 1958 to be consecrated by the late Cardinal Stritch as Titular Bishop of Margo and Prelate Nullius of Santar�m.

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