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Definition of: vicar general

1. In the Roman Catholic Church, a functionary appointed by the bishop as assistant or representative in certain matters of jurisdiction, but without power to perform the specific function of the episcopal order.
2. In the Church of England, an official assisting the bishop or archbishop in ecclesiastical causes.
3. In English history, the ecclesiastical vicegerent of the king: a title bestowed on Thomas Cromwell by Henry VIII.

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