Vicar general - Wikipedia
A vicar general (previously, archdeacon) is the principal deputy of the bishop or archbishop of a diocese or an archdiocese for the exercise of administrative authority and possesses the title of local ordinary.
Vicar-General | Catholic Answers Encyclopedia
Vicar-General, the highest official of a diocese after the ordinary. He is a cleric legitimately deputed to exercise generally the episcopal jurisdiction in the name of the bishop, so that his acts are reputed the acts of the bishop himself.
What is a vicar general? - Arlington Catholic Herald
2017年8月23日 · A vicar general reports directly to the bishop. He is usually the moderator of the curia, also known as the diocesan offices. Father Ferguson first became vicar general in the fall of 2015 under Bishop Emeritus Paul S. Loverde. He sees his role as a mediator between the bishop and the faithful, the clergy and the diocesan offices.
Cardinal Vicar - Wikipedia
Cardinal vicar (Italian: Cardinale Vicario) is a title commonly given to the vicar general of the Diocese of Rome for the portion of the diocese within Italy (i.e. excluding the portion within Vatican City).
What is the role of a Vicar General and a Moderator of the Curia in a diocese? According to the Code of Canon Law, “In each diocese the diocesan Bishop must appoint a Vicar General ... who is to assist him in the governance of the whole diocese” (canon 475.1).
Vicar-General - Encyclopedia Volume - Catholic Online
He is a cleric legitimately deputed to exercise generally the episcopal jurisdiction in the name of the bishop, so that his acts are reputed the acts of the bishop himself. The wide powers of administration now enjoyed by the vicar-general belonged formerly to the archdeacon.
Office of the Vicar General and Moderator of the Curia - DioSCG
The Vicar General is the principal deputy of the Bishop for the exercise of administrative authority. As vicar of the bishop, the Vicar General exercises the bishop’s ordinary executive power over the entire diocese (c. 475, §1). He is delegated to act as the Bishop in the absence of the Bishop.