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vicariate apostolic

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noun

Roman Catholic Church.

a district under the jurisdiction of a vicar apostolic.

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noun

vicariates apostolic

plural

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It is the chief port of Queensland for the New Guinea trade; and is also the seat of a Roman Catholic vicariate apostolic whose bishop has jurisdiction over the whole of Queensland north of lat.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 3 "Convention" to "Copyright" by Various

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