McClintock Biblical Encyclopedia: Vicar Episcopal

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McClintock Biblical Encyclopedia: Vicar Episcopal


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is an officer of the Roman Church corresponding to the English archdeacon or the Greek chorepiscopos. In Africa the city priest was one of the cathedral body, who ministered in the adjoining villages. According to Sidonius, he was the bishop's chaplain, vidam, notary, treasurer, theologian, and-steward.