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Recent Examples of vicar
The vicar has always been a desirable figure in Grantchester.
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Mandi Bierly, TVLine, 30 June 2024
In 2016, Pope Francis called Farrell to the Vatican to serve as the vicar general of administration and moderator of the Roman Curia, the administrative arm of the Holy See and the central governing body of the Catholic Church, according to his biography.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 21 Apr. 2025
The faithful from Francis’ homeland, meanwhile, gathered in the Argentine church of Rome for a special Mass presided over by Cardinal Baldassarre Reina, the pope’s vicar for Rome.
—Silvia Stellacci, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2025
Currently the parochial vicar at St. Lucy Parish in Campbell, Rev. Pedigo formerly served as pastor at St. Julie Billiart and Our Lady of Guadalupe in San Jose.
—Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2025
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Mandi Bierly, TVLine, 30 June 2024
In 2016, Pope Francis called Farrell to the Vatican to serve as the vicar general of administration and moderator of the Roman Curia, the administrative arm of the Holy See and the central governing body of the Catholic Church, according to his biography.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 21 Apr. 2025
The faithful from Francis’ homeland, meanwhile, gathered in the Argentine church of Rome for a special Mass presided over by Cardinal Baldassarre Reina, the pope’s vicar for Rome.
—Silvia Stellacci, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2025
Currently the parochial vicar at St. Lucy Parish in Campbell, Rev. Pedigo formerly served as pastor at St. Julie Billiart and Our Lady of Guadalupe in San Jose.
—Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vicar
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My class—led by the church rector, Nigel Massey, a boyish-looking Brit who studied theology at Oxford—was focussed on the subjunctive as used to express uncertainty.—
Shauna Lyon,
New Yorker,
9 May 2025
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His leadership style was further shaped while serving as rector of the Colegio de San José in Buenos Aires from 1980 to 1986.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
21 Apr. 2025
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Murder victim's family has been 'counting down the minutes' until South Carolina execution Texas pastor with simple dream killed in his own church.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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In recent months, pastors with Christian nationalist beliefs have been invited to the White House numerous times.—
Misty White Sidell,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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The technique seen in the clergyman also hasn’t been reported in scientific literature before, Nerlich added.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
2 May 2025
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The clergymen’s colors signaled their rank, and a seating chart could reveal which dignitary or humble believer sat where.—
Alan Yuhas,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2025
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Sofa in collage by Peter Dunham Textiles; Hot pink laminate parsons tables by Two Worlds Arts; Soft edge chairs by Hay; Madeleine Castaing striped carpet by Codimat Collection.—
Michael Boodro,
Architectural Digest,
18 Apr. 2025
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Writing in the eighteenth century, Smith compared energetic and often sensationalist Methodist preachers with the more reserved and cerebral parsons of the Church of England.—
Shadi Hamid,
Foreign Affairs,
18 June 2024
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In an area that used to produce influential Catholic churchmen the way the Dodgers churned out Rookies of the Year, Gomez has amounted to the living equivalent of a hair shirt: a mode of piety that serves no one but the wearer.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2025
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Martini was a key figure in a group of churchmen who met annually in St. Gallen, Switzerland, to ponder how best to blunt John Paul and Ratzinger’s reactionary thrust.—
Paul Elie,
The New Yorker,
26 Feb. 2025
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This interest followed him throughout his life, expanding during his education at King’s College London and Cambridge and into his work as a curate in Hampshire.—
Ben Woollard,
JSTOR Daily,
29 Jan. 2025
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Kingsley was born in 1819, the son of a curate who subjected him to a rigorous and frequently brutal education.—
Ben Woollard,
JSTOR Daily,
29 Jan. 2025
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Related article Conclave: A visual guide to the secretive process of choosing a new pope Throughout his papacy, however, Francis faced fierce resistance from small, but noisy, conservative Catholic groups and a certain amount of indifference and silent resistance from bishops in the hierarchy.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
2 May 2025
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Catholics believe that each pope, the bishop of Rome, is a successor to the throne held by Saint Peter, with authority over the church, according to Britannica.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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The Mexican fan palm, supposedly brought here by the mission-building padres to supply Palm Sunday foliage, can grow taller, maybe 10 stories, and skinnier, and can dip and sway camera-readily in the wind.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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The group has since evolved to the comité de padres and grown to roughly 30 mothers.—
Mathew Miranda,
Sacramento Bee,
18 Apr. 2024
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“Vicar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vicar. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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