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  Vicar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In the early Christian churches, bishops likewise had their vicars, such as the archdeacons and archpriests, and also the rural priest, the curate who had the cure of all the souls outside the episcopal cities.
In the Episcopal Church in the United States of America, a vicar is a priest in charge of a mission, that is, a congregation supported by its diocese, as opposed to a self-sustaining parish, which is headed by a rector.
In either tradition, a vicar can be the priest of a "chapel of ease", a church which is not a parish church.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Vicar   (598 words)

  
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A vicar general is to be appointed in each diocese by the diocesan bishop; he is to assist the diocesan bishop in the governance of the entire diocese and is endowed with ordinary power according to the following canons.
The role of vicar general and episcopal vicar cannot be assumed by the same person who functions as canon penitentiary; nor is this office to be entrusted to persons who are related by blood to the diocesan bishop up to the fourth degree.
The vicar general and the episcopal vicar must report to the diocesan bishop on the principal matters which are to be treated and which have been treated, and they are never to act contrary to his will and mind.
www.olph.com /500.htm   (4764 words)

  
 Frequently_Asked_Questions_about_Episcopal_Vicars   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
An Episcopal Vicar is a priest appointed to assist Bishop Barnes in the effective and strategic governance of the Diocese of San Bernardino, representing him to the presbyterate and the people.
Two Episcopal Vicars shall be appointed for the Diocese of San Bernardino: 1) an Episcopal Vicar for the County of Riverside (known as the Raincross Region); 2) an Episcopal Vicar for the County of San Bernardino (known as the Bernardine Region).
Episcopal Vicars would also facilitate subsidiarity, by supporting the local regions, parishes and apostolates and helping them coordinate their pastoral activities with the rest of the diocese, with a view toward the common vision of the local Church.
www.sbdiocese.org /news_events/priest_announcements/Episcopal_Vicars.htm   (706 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Vicar Capitular
The vicar chosen should be a doctor of licentiate in canon law if possible, and though a canon is commonly to be chosen yet this is not required for validity.
Canonists usually hold that perpetual delegations to ordinaries, sanctioned by the Council of Trent, pass likewise to the vicar capitular.
If the vicar is in episcopal orders, he can perform all that belongs to the ministry of consecration; otherwise he may invite a bishop from another diocese to exercise such functions.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/15401c.htm   (668 words)

  
 Episcopal Vocabulary   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
In the Episcopal Church lay persons as well as bishops, priests and deacons are ministers, servants of God, caring for their brothers and sisters in the church and those outside it.
The vicar is the priest-in-charge of a mission, appointed by the bishop (who is, technically, the Rector of the mission).
In the Episcopal Church, one can be baptized by being immersed, by being sprinkled (as with an aspergillum), or by having water poured on the head; a Baptismal Font is often used for this.
www.gshep.org /information/vocabulary.htm   (10786 words)

  
 ECCLESIAE SANCTAE
Episcopal conferences are to study carefully whether the more effective promotion of the good of souls in their territory: (a) demands more suitable boundaries for ecclesiastical provinces or (b) suggests the establishment of ecclesiastical regions.
Episcopal conferences are invited to propose to the Holy See as soon as possible more general questions pertaining to the missions which can be dealt with in the coming meeting of the Synod of Bishops.
In the episcopal conferences there should be an episcopal commission for the missions which will have the duty of fostering missionary activity, mission awareness, coordinated arrangements for cooperation among the dioceses, and also of maintaining relations with other episcopal conferences and seeking ways to maintain equity as far as possible in missionary aid.
www.papalencyclicals.net /Paul06/p6ecclss.htm   (8438 words)

  
 DIOCESE OF SACRAMENTO   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The Vicar Episcopal for Canonical Affairs will ensure that immediate contact is made with the alleged victim and/or family by the Pastoral Response Team or other designated person(s) to ascertain if pastoral counseling is needed if pastoral counseling will be accepted.
Vicar Episcopal for Canonical Affairs:  It is the responsibility of the Vicar Episcopal for Canonical Affairs to:
It shall be the responsibility of the Vicar Episcopal for Canonical Affairs and the Priests Personnel Director to manage those investigations until their conclusion and their review by the Independent Review Board and advise the Diocesan Bishop as to any additional resources, including personnel, needed to complete its management and investigative tasks.
www.diocese-sacramento.org /bishops/POLICYeng.htm   (2423 words)

  
 By-Laws   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The Episcopal Church of the Epiphany, a mission church, is a part of the Diocese of the Central Gulf Coast and recognizes and accedes to the authority of the Diocese and General Convention of the Episcopal Church.
VICAR - The Vicar is the presiding officer of the Vestry.
All sanctioned organization of the Episcopal Church of the Epiphany are allowed to raise and use funds for purposes that are consistent with the Mission and Purpose of the Church.
www.snowhill.com /~epiph/by-laws.htm   (2250 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Vicar
The office of vicar was in use among the ancient Romans, that being the title of officials subordinate to the praetorian prefects.
These vicars are treated in the Decretum of Gratian and in the Decretals of Gregory IX, but vicars-general of bishops first appear in the sixth book of Decretals and in the Clementines of the "Corpus juris canonici".
When vicars have ordinary jurisdiction, their rights and duties in general are the same as those of other ordinary prelates, but their particular obligations must be learnt from the office they hold.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/15401a.htm   (507 words)

  
 Patron Saints Index: ECCLESIAE SANCTAE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The episcopal conferences are asked that, bearing in mind the great number of migrants and travelers today, they assign to a priest delegated for this purpose or to a special commission established for this purpose everything pertaining to the study and direction of the spiritual care of these persons.
The bishop of the diocese, however, is free to reserve to himself or the vicar general the cases he chooses and likewise to give an episcopal vicar the special mandate which is prescribed by the common law for certain matters.
Furthermore, he should not fail to have frequent dialogue with other collaborators of the bishops—especially the vicar general, according to the methods to be determined by the bishop of the diocese—in order to strengthen the unity of discipline among clergy and people and to reap more abundant fruits in the diocese.
www.catholic-forum.com /Saints/pope0262c.htm   (8369 words)

  
 St. Augustine’s Episcopal Church   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The Episcopal Church does not provide marriage services for people of other denominations who want to avoid being married in their own tradition but are not considering membership in the Episcopal Church.
The Vicar of St. Augustine’s is glad to officiate for couple of whom at least one partner has been a communicant member of the parish for at least the preceeding six months.
The Vicar asks those at whose wedding she will officiate to choose a couple who are members of the parish and have a strong marriage of long duration to be sponsors for them.
www.staugustineuri.com /weddings.html   (934 words)

  
 Articles - Vicar general   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
A vicar general is an ecclesiastical office in the Latin rite of the Roman Catholic Church existing in each particular church.
The Vicar General of Rome also serves the same role for the suburbicarian diocese of Ostia, the traditional see of the Dean of the College of Cardinals, since it was merged with the diocese of Rome.
The Vicar General of Rome, who is normally a Cardinal, is one of the few church officials in Rome to remain in office sede vacante.
www.outship.com /articles/Vicar_general   (329 words)

  
 DE ECCLESIAE CONSTITUTIONE HIERARCHICA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The competence of an episcopal Vicar, however, is limited to a determined part of the diocese, or to a specific type of activity, or to the faithful of a particular rite, or to certain groups of people.
An episcopal Vicar who is not an auxiliary Bishop, is to be appointed for a period of time, which is to be specified in the act of appointment.
478 §1 The Vicar general and the episcopal Vicar are to be priests of not less than thirty years of age, with a doctorate or licentiate in canon law or theology, or at least well versed in these disciplines.
web.genie.it /utenti/g/gkovacs/e460-572.htm   (8506 words)

  
 Diocese of Brooklyn//About//Vicar for Religious   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The Office for the Episcopal Vicar for Religious serves as the Bishop’s representative in most ordinary matters dealing with the religious communities within the Diocese of Brooklyn.
Maryann Lopiccolo, SC, is the Episcopal Vicar for Religious.
The Office of Episcopal Vicar for Religious sponsors a yearly celebration in honor of religious observing jubilee anniversaries (25, 50, or 75 years of profession).
www.dioceseofbrooklyn.org /test/about/abt_vicarReligious.html   (155 words)

  
 Apostolic Letter issued Motu Proprio Ecclesiae Sanctae
During this interval it will be the right of episcopal conferences to make known to us their observations and comments which the implementation of the norms will perhaps suggest to be made and to present new measures to us.
Then, however, an auxiliary who has not been elected to the office of vicar capitular until the new bishop takes possession of the See enjoys his power conferred upon him by the law to be exercised in full accord with the vicar capitular who is in charge of the government of the diocese.
The Sacred Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith after consultation with episcopal conferences and missionary institutes should as soon as possible outline general principles according to which agreements should be made between the local Ordinaries and missionary institutes to govern their mutual relations.
www.vatican.va /holy_father/paul_vi/motu_proprio/documents/hf_p-vi_motu-proprio_19660806_ecclesiae-sanctae_en.html   (8429 words)

  
 EPISCOPAL VICARS FOR THE FRENCH SECTOR   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Gilles Marcil is appointed episcopal vicar for region 3 (Bourget, Casselman, Clarence Creek, Embrun, Hammond, Limoges, Marionville, Rockland, St-Albert, St-Pascal-Baylon and Vars), while continuing as pastor of Sainte-Trinité parish in Rockland.
Bernard Lapointe is appointed episcopal vicar for region 4 (Alfred, Chute-à-Blondeau, Curran, Fournier, Hawkesbury, Lefaivre, L’Orignal, Plantagenet, St-Bernardin, St-Eugène, St-Isidore-de- Prescott, Ste-Anne-de-Prescott, Treadwell, Vankleek Hill and Wendover), while remaining as pastor of L’Ascension de Notre-Seigneur-Jésus-Christ parish in Hawkesbury.
The episcopal vicar has the same authority as a vicar general, except that this authority is limited to a pastoral region, where the episcopal vicar represents the Archbishop in all pastoral and canonical matters.
www.ecclesia-ottawa.org /pr/pre011200-2.html   (224 words)

  
 Proposed Canon 34
Each Provincial Episcopal Vicar shall be a member of the House of Bishops of the Episcopal Church and of the Province, and enjoy the rights and appurtenances thereof.
Each Province shall make provision in its budget for the Episcopal Vicar, and in cases where the same individual is serving as Episcopal Vicar for more than one Province, the expenses shall be ratably apportioned between the Provinces based upon the number of congregations served.
3 signing individuals the Provincial Episcopal Vicar shall serve as ombudsman and advocate for all those of similar persuasion in his Province who feel discriminated against for their views, positions or actions regarding the ordination of women to the priesthood and the episcopacy.
members.aol.com /newcmndment/propcanon34.htm   (855 words)

  
 CHAPTER - THE REFORMERS ARE EXPELLED FROM GENEVA.
The three evangelicals had to wait some time; in fact the syndics had preceded them, and required of the episcopal council that no harm should be done the ministers if they freely explained their doctrines.
Who sent you into this city?’ The noise and tumult would not permit either Farel or the grand vicar to speak; the weapons were heard to rattle which some of the priests carried under their frocks.
Considering that the syndics and even the episcopal council refused to do justice to them, they were resolved to take the matter in their own hands.
www.godrules.net /library/calvin/76calvin_c28.htm   (2787 words)

  
 Vicar Definition / Vicar Research
In the broadest sense, a vicar is anyone who is acting as a substitute or agentAn agent is an autonomous entity with an ontological commitment and agenda of its own.
Each agent possesses the ability to act autonomously; this is an important distinction because a simple act of obedience to a command does not qualify an entity as an agent....
Vicar is Indignant" is a condensed version of "Certainly.
www.elresearch.com /Vicar   (384 words)

  
 DE ECCLESIAE CONSTITUTIONE HIERARCHICA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
§2 By their episcopal consecration, Bishops receive, together with the office of sanctifying, the offices also of teaching and of ruling, which however, by their nature, can be exercised only in hierarchical communion with the head of the College and its members.
Their number, for both men and women, is to be determined by the Episcopal Conference or the Bishops of the province, and they are to be elected respectively by all the major Superiors of institutes and societies which have a centre in the territory;
447 The Episcopal Conference, a permanent institution, is the assembly of the Bishops of a country or of a certain territory, exercising together certain pastoral offices for Christ's faithful of that territory.
web.genie.it /utenti/g/gkovacs/e368-459.htm   (6869 words)

  
 Welcome to Archdiocese of Dubuque   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Episcopal Vicars and Deans determine the group of parishes that are to initiate a dialogue that leads to clustering.
Episcopal Vicar meets with the Dean and the pastors in the proposed cluster to:
Episcopal Vicar meets with parish leadership and designated staff of the parishes involved to assess readiness for clustering.
www.arch.pvt.k12.ia.us /PastoralP/Cluster/clustsumreport.html   (691 words)

  
 Tuesday   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
According to Archbishop Edward Gilbert, “Monsignor is an honorary title given to priests for distinguished service and/or to recognise the pastoral leadership positions to which they have been assigned in the particular church.” The honorary title of Monsignor is limited to diocesan priests.
* Cuthbert Francis Alexander, Episcopal Vicar for Communi-cations, who is also parish priest of St John the Evangelist Parish in Diego Martin.
Fr Pereira was later elevated to Vicar General of the Archdiocese and subsequently assigned to the Santa Rosa Parish, away from the Cathedral and Sacred Heart Church where he had preached.
www.newsday.co.tt /stories.php?article_id=4391   (453 words)

  
 Msgr. Lloyd Torgerson appointed to ministerial formation post | The-Tidings.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Lloyd Torgerson as episcopal vicar for ministerial formation, a new position within the Archdiocese of Los Angeles.
The cardinal said he created the position because of the increasing need for more priests, deacons, religious and pastoral associates to meet the growing population within the archdiocese.
Torgerson was named episcopal vicar for the Our Lady of the Angels Region, a position he held until the appointment last year of Msgr.
www.the-tidings.com /2002/0111/torgerson.htm   (347 words)

  
 Diocese of Brooklyn//About//Vicar for Religious
The Office for the Episcopal Delegate for Religious serves as the Bishop’s representative in most ordinary matters dealing with the religious communities within the Diocese of Brooklyn.
Maryann Lopiccolo, SC, is the Episcopal Delegate for Religious.
The Office of Episcopal Delegate for Religious sponsors a yearly celebration in honor of religious observing jubilee anniversaries (25, 50, or 75 years of profession).
www.dioceseofbrooklyn.org /about/abt_vicarReligious.html   (155 words)

  
 Organization View of the structure of the Diocese of Antigonish
As Episcopal Vicar, to act as ordinary of the diocese for the purpose of granting diocesan faculties to any cleric, and for the granting of any faculty, dispensation or permission under canons 834 to 1253
To recommend to the Episcopal Vicar for Finance and Administration and to the Bishop suitable personnel to serve with the Diocesan Branch Office of the Halifax Regional Tribunal
Episcopal Vicars must be appointed for a fixed term.
www.antigonishdiocese.com /DiocesanOrganization.html   (1222 words)

  
 ITALIAN EPISCOPAL CONFERENCE PROFESS SOLIDARITY WITH VICAR OF CHRIST
Before proceeding to anything else, it professed its full communion of faith and solidarity with the Vicar of Christ and its deep gratitude for his well-weighed and enlightening pronouncement on the problem of the regulation of birth.
An opportune "freedom in research" as the recent Letter of the Italian Episcopate on "the Magisterium and Theology in the Church" stated, is granted to theologians.
Now that the Vicar of Christ has made a clear pronouncement and has given to the whole Church a solemn and authoritative teaching, theologians must give their loyal assent to it.
www.ewtn.com /library/Theology/ITEPSCON.HTM   (1222 words)

  
 Preparing for the Third Millennium   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The Vicar Episcopal for Canonical Affairs will advise the person of his/her canonical rights and will facilitate him/her in asserting them by means of due process of canon law.
It is the responsibility of the Vicar Episcopal for Canonical Affairs to:
In cases involving child abuse, whether contested or uncontested, the Vicar Episcopal for Canonical Affairs shall constitute an Administrative Review Board that is either standing for a specified period of time or ad hoc at the option of the Vicar Episcopal for Canonical Affairs or the direction of the Diocesan Bishop.
www.diocese-sacramento.org /bishops/misconduct.html   (3772 words)

  
 Archbishop Names 3 'Episcopal Vicars'   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The new office and title authorized by the Second Vatican Council, “Episcopal Vicar,” has been conferred on three archdiocesan priests, it was announced today.
As announced last week, Bishop-elect Joseph L. Bernardin, Auxiliary Bishop, will be the single vicar general exercising with the residential bishop all the duties proper to the Episcopacy.
Although nuns are bound by their community rules and are free to consult in confidence with visitators from their own motherhouse, they may also address Monsignor Cassidy on matters relevant to their work in the archdiocese.
www.archatl.com /gabulletin/1966/660317b.html   (476 words)

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