Lectionary Calendar
Wednesday, January 22nd, 2025
the Second Week after Epiphany
the Second Week after Epiphany
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Vicar of the Holy See
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
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is an officer who has been from time to time appointed by the pope to exercise quasi-episcopal jurisdiction in certain dioceses. His functions and duties are almost precisely the same as those of the vicar apostolic (q.v.). Vicars of the Holy See were first appointed in Gaul by pope Zosimus in 417.
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Vicar of the Holy See'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/v/vicar-of-the-holy-see.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Vicar of the Holy See'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/v/vicar-of-the-holy-see.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
