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- noun A parish
priest who assists the parish administrator. This is apriest who is assigned by the competent authority to assist thepastor in the pastoral ministry of aparish . Together as co-workers, the pastor and parochial vicar(s) carry out the functions of teaching, sanctifying and leading the people entrusted to their care. The parochial vicar is subject to the authority of the pastor.
Etymologies
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From Latin vicarius parochialis
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