vicar of Christ

See also: Vicar of Christ

English

Etymology

From the Latin vicarius Christi.

Noun

vicar of Christ (plural vicars of Christ)

1. (Christianity) Any bishop.
   • 1964, Pope Paul VI, Lumen Gentium, III. xxvii:

     Bishops, as vicars and ambassadors of Christ, govern the particular churches entrusted to them by their counsel, exhortations, example, and even by their authority and sacred power...

2. Alternative letter-case form of Vicar of Christ, a title variously granted to the Holy Ghost and to the bishop of Rome.