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  Vicar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A vicar capitular is a temporary ordinary of a diocese during a sede vacante period.
Episcopal vicars and vicars forane lead territorial divisions of a diocese, episcopal vicars are normally titular bishops, while vicars forane are always priests.
A parochial vicar is a priest assigned to a parish in addition to, and under the supervision of, the pastor.
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 Apostolic vicariate - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Apostolic vicariate is a particular church of the Roman Catholic Church for non-Catholic or missionary regions and countries which do not have a diocese yet.
It is led by a vicar apostolic, a titular bishop having jurisdiction over such areas without an established normal hierarchy.
An apostolic vicariate may be administered by a neighboring or foreign diocese and is led by a priest, appointed by the bishop to the office of vicar forane, exercising limited jurisdiction over the apostolic vicariate.
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 POST-REFORMATION VICARIATES AND DISTRICTS
However, recurrent disagreements, and the apostolic visitation of the Western vicariate by Archbishop Manning of Westminster, led to Lynch's translation on 13 April 1869 to be coadjutor in the diocese of Kildare and Leighlin in Ireland.
Eyre was nominated delegate apostolic and titular archbishop of Anazarbus on 11 December 1868, and consecrated on 31 January 1869.
He was given the twin task of restoring harmony within his district, and of preparing for the re-establishment of a diocesan hierarchy.
www.rcag.org.uk /archives/H4.htm   (560 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Vicariate Apostolic
in the Diocese of Nantes, 2 Jan., 1846; ordained, 17 Dec., 1870; missionary in Oran in 1878; Prefect Apostolic of the Delta of the Nile in 1885; appointed vicar Apostolic on 17 Sept., 1909, and consecrated titular Bishop of Bubastis on 24 Feb., 1910.
HO-NAN, WESTERN, in China.--The Prefecture Apostolic of Western Ho-nan was erected into a vicariate Apostolic by a Decree of 2 May, 1911, its boundaries remaining unchanged, that is, on the north, the yellow River, on the east, the Shen-si, on the south the prefecture of Nan-Yang-fu; on the west that of Kai-fong-fu.
SZE-CH'WAN, SOUTHERN, in China.--On 30 April, 1912, the civil subprefecture of Tsinkyhiem was transferred from the jurisdiction of the Vicar Apostolic of Southern Sze-ch'wan to that of the Vicar Apostolic of Kien-chang.
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 METROPOLITAN OF DAR ES SALAAM
of November 1887, the southern part of the Vicariate Apostolic of Zanzibar was erected as a Prefecture Apostolic of Central Zanzibar and entrusted to the Benedictine Congregation of St. Ottilien in Bavaria, Germany.
In 1953 the Vicariate Apostolic of Dar es Salaam was raised to the rank of an Archdiocese and Metropolitan See of the Ecclesiatical Province of Eastern Tanganyika which includes the Diocese of Morogoro, Dodoma, Iringa, Moshi and Mbulu.
The Prefecture Apostolic of Tanga was erected on 3
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 An example of the de Bovet lineage
GUSTAVE DESWAZIERE, M.E.P., Titular Bishop of Maximiana and Vicar Apostolic of Pakhoi.
Consecrated 20 November 1910 at Suifu by Célestin Félix Chouvellon, M.E.P., Titular Bishop of Dansara and Vicar Apostolic of Eastern Szechwan, assisted by Jean Pierre Fayolle, M.E.P., Titular Bishop of Lampa and Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Southern Szechwan, and Father Edouard Gourdin, M.E.P. Titular Bishop of Dansara and Vicar Apostolic of Eastern Szechwan.
Consecrated 1 February 1818 in the chapel of the motherhouse of the Paris Foreign Mission Society, Paris, by François de Bovet, Archbishop of Toulouse, assisted by Jean Claude Le Blanc de Beaulieu, Bishop of Soissons, and William Poynter, Titular Bishop of Alali and Vicar Apostolic of London.
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 Pope John Paul II - Universi Dominici Gregis - On the Vacancy of the Apostolic See and the Election of the Roman ...
With these intentions, I promulgate the present Apostolic Constitution containing the norms which, when the Roman See becomes vacant, are to be strictly followed by the Cardinals whose right and duty it is to elect the Successor of Peter, the visible Head of the whole Church and the Servant of the servants of God.
During the vacancy of the Apostolic See, the College of Cardinals has no power or jurisdiction in matters which pertain to the Supreme Pontiff during his lifetime or in the exercise of his office; such matters are to be reserved completely and exclusively to the future Pope.
During the vacancy of the Apostolic See, the Substitute of the Secretariat of State, the Secretary for Relations with States and the Secretaries of the Dicasteries of the Roman Curia remain in charge of their respective offices, and are responsible to the College of Cardinals.
www.catholic-forum.com /saints/pope0264lq.htm   (8151 words)

  
 Apostle of Kanara
Propaganda priests, ordained by Bishop Thomas de Castro, Vicar Apostolic, were active from their Hempankatta Church, half an hour of distance from the Padroado Church in the Fort.
Joseph Vaz asked the Vicar Apostolic through his Vicar General to absolve him publicly if he felt it necessary, so that the ignorant people might not think that he was despising the Vicar Apostolic or did not want to submit to him.
The Vicar General of the Vicar Apostolic died in 1700.
www.blessedjosephvaz.com /apostle_of_kanara.htm   (1563 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Vicar Apostolic
These vicars Apostolic have the powers of vicars capitular (q.v.) and at times receive also some extraordinary faculties, which much be learnt from their Brief of appointment.
Vicars apostolic are appointed outside of Consistory by a special pontifical brief, and later this provision is merely published in Consistory.
All matters concerning the promotion of vicars Apostolic are conducted by Propaganda on the lines of the Constitution, "Gravissimum", of Benedict XIV (18 Jan., 1757) and the later Decrees of the Holy See (Collect.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/15401b.htm   (449 words)

  
 All Bishops of Viêt Nam [Catholic-Hierarchy]
Bishop Eugenio Artaraz Emaldi, O.P. †, Vicar Apostolic of Bac Ninh
Bishop André-Léonce-Joseph Eloy, M.E.P. †, Vicar Apostolic of Vinh
Bishop Alejandro García Fontcuberta, O.P. †, Vicar Apostolic of Hai Phòng
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 Brewer, E. Cobham. Dictionary of Phrase & Fable. Vic’ar.
The clergyman who officiated for them was called their vicar or representative, and the law enjoined that the lord should allow him to receive the use of the glebe and all tithes except those accruing from grain (such as corn, barley, oats, rye, etc.), hay, and wood.
   The term Vicar is now applied to the minister of a district church, though he receives neither great nor small tithes; his stipend arising partly from endowment, partly from pew-rents, and in part from fees, voluntary contributions, offerings, and so on.
The vicar of a pope is a Vicar-apostolic, and the vicar of a bishop is a curate or vicar in charge.
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 Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The see is in the City of Newcastle-upon-Tyne where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of Saint Mary.
The Vicariate Apostolic of the Northern District was elevated to diocese status as the Diocese of Hexham on 29 September 1850.
Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Northern District; appointed Vicar Apostolic of Yorkshire District
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bishop_of_Hexham_and_Newcastle   (332 words)

  
 An example of the von Bodman Lineage
HERMAN TILLEMANS, M.S.C., Titular Bishop of Berissa and Vicar Apostolic of Merauke.
Consecrated 2 September 1877 at Haarlem, in the Cathedral, by Andreas Ignatius Schaepman, Archbishop of Utrecht, assisted by Pieter Marie Vrancken, Titular Archbishop of Attalia and former Vicar Apostolic of Batavia, and Henricus van Beek, Bishop of Breda.
JOANNES ZWYSEN, Titular Bishop of Gerra and Coadjutor of the Vicar Apostolic of `s-Hertogenbosch.
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 Brief History of Archdiocese of Dhaka   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
In 1834, the Vicariate Apostolic of Bengal was created, under the jurisdiction of the Sacred Congregation for Propaganda Fide.
In 1860, Rev. Pierre Dufal CSC was named Vicar Apostolic and was consecrated in France as the Titular Bishop of Delcon.
Dom Cuthbert Downey OSB was the Pro Vicar Apostolic; he was later succeeded by Dom Gregory de Groote, OSB, as the Administrator.
www.bangladesh-christian.com /catholic/dhaka/history.htm   (491 words)

  
 Bishops   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
When the Vicariate Apostolic of Kottayam and Trichur were re-organized into Trichur, Ernakulam and Changanassery in 1896, he was nominated Titular Bishop of Trallus and appointed Vicar Apostolic of Changanassery.
In 1911, the Vicariate of Kottayam was re-constituted exclusively for the Knanaya Catholics and Mar Mathew Makil was transferred to Kottayam as Vicar Apostolic.
He was nominated titular bishop of Bussaries and appointed Vicar Apostolic of Kottayam on the 16th of July, 1914 by His Holiness Pope St Pius X. When Syro Malabar hierarchy was constituted on December 21, 1923 he became the Bishop of Kottayam.
www.kottayamdiocese.com /bishops.htm   (647 words)

  
 Agenzia Fides - Agenzia della Congregazione per l'Evangelizzazione dei Popoli
In fact Pope John Paul II created on 11 October 2002, the Vicariate Apostolic of Rodrigues, Mauritius, with territory taken from the diocese of Port-Louis and appointed the new Vicar Apostolic.
The Holy Father has appointed first Vicar Apostolic of Rodrigues, Rev. Alain Harel, of the clergy of Port-Louis, assigning to him the titular see of Forconio.
The new Vicariate Apostolic of Rodrigues: the island of Rodrigues, situated 550 km east of the island of Mautirius, was evangelised by the Holy Ghost Fathers in 1859.
www.fides.org /eng/news/2002/0212/07_02.html   (397 words)

  
 The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church - Biographies - R   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
August 7, 1925, Ambohimalaza, apostolic vicariate of Tananarivo, Madagascar, grandson of governor of Tananarive.
Elected titular bishop of Febiana and appointed vicar apostolic of Lower Rugera, December 13, 1951.
Vicar general of Rome, archpriest of patriarchal Lateran archbasilica, and grand chancellor of Pontifical Lateran University, July 1, 1991.
www.stjohnxxiii.com /Cardinals/The_Cardinals_of_the_Church/bios-r.htm   (6749 words)

  
 About the Vicar   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Apostolic Gnostic Church in America was founded in 2002 by a small group of neo-classical Gnostics, led by Brother Matthew Ouroboros.
As discussed in the section of the website describing "Who We Are," our Brother in Christ and Sophia Matthew, as Vicar Apostolic, functions only as a representative and servant of the fundamental apostolic authority that is vested in the people of God themselves.
Brother Matthew's leadership as AGCA vicar is complemented by the Church's Ecclesiastical Council, instituted in accordance with the recent encyclical message "Regina Sophia."
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 Monestary   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Several religious from Sunkery were appointed vicars apostolic of Bombay and Verapoly, and one of them, Bishop John Dominic of St. Clare, who had acquired a mastery of Konkani, Died at Sirva while on a pastoral visit in 1772.
Marie Ephrem, who went in 1869 as Vicar Apostolic of Quilon, to the first Vatican Council and returned in 1870 as Vicar Apostolic of Mangalore bringing into the diocese the first Carmelite cloistered Sisters.
The people were hospitable, especially the Apostolic Carmel community at Maryhill where the Fathers stayed for more than a year: They shifted to Angelore when the construction work on the monastery commenced, and came to Carmel Hill finally to form the new monastic community.
www.infantjesusmangalore.com /monestary.htm   (1303 words)

  
 Catholic Church in Sri Lanka - A History in Outline by W.L.A.Don Peter
By a decree of 9 September 1847 Rome erected two vicariates apostolic in Sri Lanka, the northern vicariate of, Jaffna and the southern of Colombo, the former dependent on the latter, and with Bettacchini as its Pro-Vicar.
Two years later, by the apostolic brief of 13 August 1849, the northern vicariate became autonomous with Bettacchini as its Vicar apostolic.
In 1868 the first Oblate Vicar Apostolic of Jaffna, Stephen Semeria, died and Christopher Bonjean was appointed to succeed him.
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 The Apostolic Vicariate of Bontoc-Lagawe
The seat of the apostolic vicariate is at Bondoc, Mountain Province.
Assisting the Vicar Apostolic in the governance of pastoral welfare is the Vicariate Mission Council.
However, it is the prerogative of the Vicar Apostolic to convene the mission council as the need arises.
www.cbcponline.net /bontoc   (511 words)

  
 Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Notes on the Apostolic Vicariate of Sudan or Central Africa, 1846-1866-1872
It is not clear whether Rome decided to erect the Vicariate Apostolic of Central Africa either at the instigation of Father Ryllo, a missionary in Syria, or thanks to the work of Father Casolani, a Maltese priest, who had made a special study of the geography of Cental Africa.
He judged the road from Tripoli to be the safer one and therefore suggested that the Propaganda enlarged the existing Prefecture Apostolic of Tripoli with the Sahara, and to use the Prefecture as a base for further missionary undertaking.
When he made clear that he would accept the leadership of a new expedition, he was appointed vicar apostolic of a new vicariate.
www.katolsk.no /utenriks/kronologi/sudan_av.htm   (665 words)

  
 Online edition of Daily News - Features   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
They were sent by the founder blessed Eugene de Mazenod in response to an appeal by the Italian Oratorian, Orazio Bettacchini Co-adjutor to Caetano Antonio, Vicar Apostolic of Sri Lanka.
Thereafter he served all his life in Sri Lanka, rose to prominence as the most outstanding churchman in the island at that time, became vicar apostolic of Jaffna and later the first Archbishop of Colombo and towards the end of his life founded St. Joseph's College.
Throughout his life first as a simple and a humble servant of God, then as Vicar apostolic of Jaffna (1868), later as Vicar Apostolic of Colombo (1881) and finally as Archbishop of Colombo (1887).
www.dailynews.lk /2004/03/02/fea06.html   (1203 words)

  
 Bishop of Aberdeen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Whe see is in the City of Aberdeen where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of Saint Mary of the Assumption.
The Vicariate Apostolic of the Northern District (formerly the Vicariate Apostolic of the Highland District) was elevated to diocese status on 4 March 1878.
Hitherto Vicar Apostolic of the Northern District; died in office
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 Who We Are
In such cases, where a continued apostolic lineage cannot be firmly identified, we believe that apostolic authority becomes re-vested in the collective people of God themselves, the literal Body of Christ and Spirit of Sophia who are guided collectively by that great Advocate for the people of God (Sophia).
The Vicar also is responsible for releasing issue statements on key aspects of Gnostic morality, particularly with regard to modern ethical questions that may be confusing to those of us attempting to create a coherent Gnostic system of moral philosophy.
One of the Vicar's prime activities on behalf of the Church is to conduct regular conversations and teaching in our Internet chatrooms, in audio teleconferences, and anywhere that he may be heard by "those that have ears to hear." We invite you to come and join in our conversations.
gnostic-church.org /whoweare.htm   (1890 words)

  
 Eliopoli di Egitto (Vicariate Apostolic) [Catholic-Hierarchy]
To: Vicariate Apostolic of Alexandria of Egypt {Alessandria di Egitto} (-Eliopoli di Egitto-Port-Said)
Vicariate Apostolic of Alexandria of Egypt {Alessandria di Egitto}
Noël Boucheix, S.M.A. (Vicar Apostolic: 11 Mar 1953 to 6 Jul 1958)
www.catholic-hierarchy.org /diocese/de311.html   (234 words)

  
 Pope John Paul II   22 February 1996   Apostolic Constitution
If I too now turn to this matter, it is certainly not because of any lack of esteem for those norms, for which I have great respect and which I intend for the most part to confirm, at least with regard to their substance and the basic principles which inspired them.
If during the vacancy of the Apostolic See the Vicar General for the Diocese of Rome should die, the Vicegerent in office at the time shall also exercise the office proper to the Cardinal Vicar in addition to the ordinary vicarious jurisdiction which he already holds.
The Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura and the Tribunal of the Roman Rota, during the vacancy of the Holy See, continue to deal with cases in accordance with their proper laws, with due regard for the prescriptions of Article 18, paragraphs 1 and 3 of the Apostolic Constitution Pastor Bonus.
www.ewtn.com /library/papaldoc/jp2vacan.htm   (8758 words)

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