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vicar capitular

American

noun

Roman Catholic Church.

a cleric chosen by a cathedral chapter to manage a bishopric during a vacancy.

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Inflected Forms

noun

vicars capitular

plural

Etymology

Origin of vicar capitular

First recorded in 1840–50

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In 1879 Bishop Zinelli died, and Monsignor Sarto was elected vicar capitular to administer the diocese while the see remained vacant.

From Pope Pius the Tenth by Forbes, F. A. (Frances Alice)

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