vicario

Definitions of vicario
  1. noun
    a Roman Catholic priest who acts for another higher-ranking clergyman
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    type of:
    sacerdote
    a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
  2. noun
    (Church of England) a clergyman appointed to act as priest of a parish
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    type of:
    clérigo, reverendo
    a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
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