vicar forane

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vicārius forāneus. See forane.

Noun

vicar forane (plural vicars forane)

(Roman Catholicism) A priest entrusted by the bishop with a certain degree of leadership in a territorial division of a diocese or a pastoral region.

Related terms

vicariate forane

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