Vicar general - Wikipedia
A vicar general (previously, archdeacon) is the principal deputy of the bishop or archbishop of a diocese or an archdiocese for the exercise of administrative authority and possesses the title of local ordinary.
Vicar-General | Catholic Answers Encyclopedia
Vicar-General, the highest official of a diocese after the ordinary. He is a cleric legitimately deputed to exercise generally the episcopal jurisdiction in the name of the bishop, so that his acts are reputed the acts of the bishop himself.
What is a vicar general? - Arlington Catholic Herald
A vicar general reports directly to the bishop. He is usually the moderator of the curia, also known as the diocesan offices. Father Ferguson first became vicar general in the fall of 2015 under Bishop Emeritus Paul S. Loverde. He sees his role as a mediator between the bishop and the faithful, the clergy and the diocesan offices.
What is the role of a Vicar General and a Moderator of the Curia in a diocese? According to the Code of Canon Law, “In each diocese the diocesan Bishop must appoint a Vicar General ... who is to assist him in the governance of the whole diocese” (canon 475.1).
Office of the Vicar General - Archdiocese of New York
A vicar general is the principal deputy to and the alter ego of the bishop of a diocese, an agent in central administration, acting as second-in-command, with executive power over the whole diocese, caring for its day-to-day activities.
Vicar general | ecclesiastical title | Britannica
A vicar general is appointed by the bishop as the highest administrative officer of the diocese, with most of the powers of the bishop. The pope governs his own diocese of Rome through a cardinal vicar and a special vicar general for the Vatican City.
Vicar | Ecclesiastical Role & Responsibilities | Britannica
A vicar general is appointed by the bishop as the highest administrative officer of the diocese, with most of the powers of the bishop. The pope governs his own diocese of Rome through a cardinal vicar and a special vicar general for the Vatican City .
Office of the Vicar General and Moderator of the Curia - DioSCG
The Vicar General is the principal deputy of the Bishop for the exercise of administrative authority. As vicar of the bishop, the Vicar General exercises the bishop’s ordinary executive power over the entire diocese (c. 475, §1). He is delegated to act as the Bishop in the absence of the Bishop.
Monsignor Joseph P. LaMorte Vicar General - Archdiocese of …
In December 2018, he was named chancellor (an office he held for a year) and vicar general. In 2019, he was also appointed moderator of the curia. Before beginning his priestly formation, Father LaMorte was a Catholic school lay teacher (1973-1977).
Dictionary : VICAR-GENERAL - Catholic Culture
VICAR-GENERAL. A legitimately deputized assistant to a bishop with ordinary jurisdiction over an entire diocese. His term of office expires with the death, resignation, or transfer...