vicariate
noun
vi·car·i·ate
vī-ˈker-ē-ət 
və-
1
: the office, jurisdiction, or tenure of a vicar
2
: the office or district of a governmental administrative deputy
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His vicariate in the Peruvian Amazon covers an area the size of Portugal, but only has 14 priests to serve a population of approximately 140,000 Catholics.
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Washington Post, 4 Oct. 2019
Vicariate V is one of six major geographical groupings of the Archdiocese of Chicago.
—Donna Vickroy, Daily Southtown, 28 July 2017
Washington Post, 4 Oct. 2019
Vicariate V is one of six major geographical groupings of the Archdiocese of Chicago.
—Donna Vickroy, Daily Southtown, 28 July 2017
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“Vicariate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vicariate. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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