vicar-general
- n (Roman Catholic Church) an administrative deputy who assists a bishop
- Father Archie de Souza, vicar-general of the Karachi Archdiocese, says tens of thousands have migrated from the commercial capital alone.
- Ignoring a reprimand by the vicar-general, Da Ponte and Angioletta next opened a brothelDa Ponte, "still in his cassock, played the violin.
- This month, in a statement that in effect probated the bishop's spiritual estate, Rome announced that Elko's vicar-general, Msgr.