Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to places or things remote: specifically used in the Roman Catholic Church, in the title vicar forane. See
vicar .
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Examples
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From 1827 to 1831 he reluctantly held the position of presidente of the missions and of vicar forane to the bishop.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 13: Revelation-Stock 1840-1916 1913
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The periodeutes, as his name indicates, is a kind of vicar forane who acts for the bishop in the inspection of the rural clergy.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 9: Laprade-Mass Liturgy 1840-1916 1913
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At the time of the separation Corrientes was a vicariate forane, with 20 parishes, while Misiones had 1 parish and 3 chaplaincies.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 16 [Supplement] 1840-1916 1913
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The parochial clergy are few for so large a territory — not more than one priest to each parish, besides a vicar forane and the bishop's personal staff.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 13: Revelation-Stock 1840-1916 1913
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There is no chapter, but there are two vicars forane.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 13: Revelation-Stock 1840-1916 1913
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St. Charles Borromeo abolished the office of dean in his diocese and established in its place that of rural vicar, or vicar forane (vicarii foranei), an office at all times revocable.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 1: Aachen-Assize 1840-1916 1913
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In 1869 he was appointed vicar-forane for the eastern portion of the diocese.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss 1840-1916 1913
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He so organized his administration that by means of reports and conferences with the visitors and the vicars forane, his pastoral visits were productive of great fruit.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux 1840-1916 1913
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The former archdeacons and archpriests and the present vicars capitular and some others have ordinary power in consequence of their office, but by the present discipline vicars Apostolic and vicars forane have only delegated power conferred by special commission.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 15: Tournely-Zwirner 1840-1916 1913
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They form a vicariate forane with headquarters at Resistencia, R.P. Pedro Iturralde, commissary general of the Franciscan missionaries, being the present vicar forane.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 13: Revelation-Stock 1840-1916 1913
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