apostolic visitor

noun

In the Catholic Church, a papal representative with a transient mission to perform a canonical visitation of relatively short duration and to submit a report to the Holy See afterwards.

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Meanings

nounapostolic visitor (plural apostolic visitors)

plural apostolic visitors

  1. CatholicismIn the Catholic Church, a papal representative with a transient mission to perform a canonical visitation of relatively short duration and to submit a report to the Holy See afterwards.
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