vicar forane

noun

A priest entrusted by the bishop with a certain degree of leadership in a territorial division of a diocese or a pastoral region.

OriginLatin vicārius forāneus →
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Meanings

nounvicar forane (plural vicars forane)

plural vicars forane

  1. CatholicismA priest entrusted by the bishop with a certain degree of leadership in a territorial division of a diocese or a pastoral region.

Origin

  1. Latinvicārius forāneus
  2. Englishvicar forane

Borrowed from Latin vicārius forāneus. See forane.

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vicar forane. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vicar%20forane

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“vicar forane.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vicar%20forane. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vicar forane,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vicar%20forane.

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