Encyclopedia - Vicar: Encyclopedia - Vicar
In the broadest sense, a vicar (from the Latin vicarius) is anyone acting as a substitute or agent for a superior (compare "vicarious"). ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vicar General: Encyclopedia - Vicar General
A vicar general is an ecclesiastical office in the Latin rite of the Catholic Church existing in each particular church. A diocesan bisho...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vicar: Encyclopedia Ii - Vicar - Notable Vicars
In either tradition, a vicar can be the priest of a "chapel of ease", a church which is not a parish church. Non-resident canons led also...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vicar: Encyclopedia Ii - Vicar - Anglican
In the Church of England, vicar is the ordinary title given to certain parish priests. Historically, Anglican parish clergymen were divid...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vicar Capitular: Encyclopedia - Vicar Capitular
A vicar capitular is a provisional ordinary of a Roman Catholic diocese. A vicar capitular is elected by the canons of the cathedral chap...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Curate: Encyclopedia - Curate
From the Latin curatus (compare Curator), a curate is a person who is invested with the care, or cure (cura), of souls of a parish. In th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Catholic Church Hierarchy: Encyclopedia - Catholic Church Hierarchy
In its application to the Catholic Church, the term hierarchy originally referred to the "holy ordering" of the entire People of God. It ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bray: Encyclopedia - Bray
Bray (Bré, formerly Brí Chulainn in Irish) is a town in north County Wicklow, Ireland. Bray is a busy urban centre and seaside town of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apostolic Vicariate: Encyclopedia - Apostolic Vicariate
An apostolic vicariate is a form of territorial jurisdiction of the Catholic Church established missionary regions and countries which do...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vicarius: Encyclopedia - Vicarius
Vicarius is a Latin word, meaning substitute or deputy. It is the root of the English word "vicar." In ancient Rome, this was the partial...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès: Encyclopedia - Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès
Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès (May 3, 1748 – June 20, 1836) was a French abbé and statesman, one of the chief theorists of the revolutionary...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Great Bible: Encyclopedia - Great Bible
The Great Bible was the first authorised edition of the Holy Bible in English, authorised by King Henry VIII of England to be read aloud ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Augustus Montague Toplady: Encyclopedia - Augustus Montague Toplady
Augustus Montague Toplady (November 4, 1740 – August 11, 1778), Anglican divine, was born at Farnham, Surrey, and educated at Westminst...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Archpriest: Encyclopedia - Archpriest
An archpriest is the title of a priest which has supervisory duties over a number of parishes. The term is most often used in Eastern Ort...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Andrew Young Poet: Encyclopedia - Andrew Young Poet
This page is not about the poet Andrew Young (1823 - 1901) Andrew John Young (29 April 1885 - 1971) was a Scottish poet and writer on bot...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charles Kingsley: Encyclopedia - Charles Kingsley
Charles Kingsley (July 12, 1819 – January 23, 1875) was an English novelist, particularly associated with the West Country. He was born...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Camillo Cardinal Ruini: Encyclopedia - Camillo Cardinal Ruini
Camillo Cardinal Ruini, born February 19, 1931 in Sassuolo, Italy, is a Roman Catholic Cardinal Priest. He is very active in the mass med...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Captain Clegg: Encyclopedia - Captain Clegg
Captain Clegg is a fictional character and is one of the aliases of the Rev. Dr. Christopher Syn in a series of novels by Russell Thorndi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Adam Cardinal Kozłowiecki: Encyclopedia - Adam Cardinal Kozłowiecki
Cardinal Adam Kozłowiecki, S.J., (April 1, 1911 in Huta Komorowska, Poland) is Archbishop of Lusaka (Zambia) and Cardinal. He was ordain...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - David Augustine Baker: Encyclopedia - David Augustine Baker
David Augustine Baker (1575-1641) was a well-known Benedictine mystic and an ascetic writer, born at Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, December...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Walter Savage Landor: Encyclopedia - Walter Savage Landor
Walter Savage Landor (January 30, 1775 - September 17, 1864), English writer, eldest son of Walter Landor and his wife Elizabeth Savage, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Étienne Charles De Loménie De Brienne: Encyclopedia - Étienne Charles De Loménie De Brienne
Étienne Charles de Loménie de Brienne (October 9, 1727 - 16 February 1794) was a French churchman and politician. Étienne Charles de ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Samuel Taylor Coleridge: Encyclopedia - Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Samuel Taylor Coleridge (October 21, 1772 – July 25, 1834) was an English poet, critic, and philosopher who was, along with his friend ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Adam Sedgwick: Encyclopedia - Adam Sedgwick
Adam Sedgwick (March 22, 1785 – January 27, 1873) was one of the founders of modern geology. He proposed the Devonian period of the geo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Albert Nolan: Encyclopedia - Albert Nolan
Albert Nolan OP (born 1934) is a Roman Catholic priest and member of the Dominican order in South Africa. Albert Nolan - Life. Nolan was...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Vicar Of Dibley: Encyclopedia Ii - The Vicar Of Dibley - Episodes
The Vicar of Dibley - Season 1. The first episode was broadcast on the BBC in the UK on 10 November 1994. This season was written by Ri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Vicar Of Wakefield: Encyclopedia Ii - The Vicar Of Wakefield - Reception
In literary history books the Vicar of Wakefield is often described as a sentimental novel, which displays the belief in the innate goodn...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Vicar Of Dibley: Encyclopedia Ii - The Vicar Of Dibley - Cast
The show centres around eight main characters, seven of whom sit on the parochial church council (PCC): Geraldine Granger, the female vi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Vicar Of Wakefield: Encyclopedia Ii - The Vicar Of Wakefield - Content
Dr. Primrose, his wife Deborah and their six children live an idyllic life in a country parish. On the evening of his son George's weddin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Vicar Of Wakefield: Encyclopedia Ii - The Vicar Of Wakefield - Structure And Narrative Technique
The book consists of 32 chapters which fall into three parts: chapter 1 - 3: beginning chapter 4 - 29: main part chapter 30 - 32: denoue...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Vicar Of Bray: Encyclopedia Ii - The Vicar Of Bray - Historical Basis
Several individuals have been proposed as the model for the Vicar of Bray. Brome argues that the model for the song was the 16th century ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vicar Apostolic Of The London District: Encyclopedia Ii - Vicar Apostolic Of The London District - List Of Vicars Apostolic Of England And Of The London District 1623-1850
... See also:Vicar Apostolic of the London District, Vicar Apostolic of the London District - List of Vicars Apostolic of England and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mandell Creighton: Encyclopedia Ii - Mandell Creighton - Vicar Of Embleton
In 1875 he accepted the vicarage of Embleton, a parish on the coast of Northumberland, near Dunstanburgh, with an ancient and beautiful c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Catholic Diocese Of Hong Kong: Encyclopedia Ii - Catholic Diocese Of Hong Kong - History
On April 11, 1946, Pope Pius XII established the episcopal hierarchy in China, raising all the apostolic vicariates to Dioceses, Hong Kon...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - William Darwin Fox: Encyclopedia Ii - William Darwin Fox - Biography
William Darwin Fox - Early life. Fox was born and initially raised at Thurleston Grange near Elvaston, Derbyshire and later Osmaston Ha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mandell Creighton: Encyclopedia Ii - Mandell Creighton - Early Life Education And Marriage
He was born at Carlisle, the eldest son of Robert Creighton, a well-to-do upholsterer. He was educated at Durham grammar school and at Me...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mandell Creighton: Encyclopedia Ii - Mandell Creighton - Bishop Of London
In 1897, on the translation of Dr Frederick Temple to Canterbury, Creighton was appointed Bishop of London. During Dr Temple's episcopate...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Catholic Church Hierarchy: Encyclopedia Ii - Catholic Church Hierarchy - Origin And Use Of The Term Hierarchy
Pseudo-Dionysius is credited as the first to attribute a specific hierarchy to the church. Christians were found in one of three orders: ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Catholic Church Hierarchy: Encyclopedia Ii - Catholic Church Hierarchy - Ecclesiastical Offices In The Hierarchy Of The Catholic Church
Catholic church hierarchy - Patriarchs. Patriarch is the title for the highest-ranking bishop of an autonomous church or federation of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Minister Christianity: Encyclopedia Ii - Minister Christianity - Related Titles
Minister Christianity - Priests/Vicars. The Roman Catholic, Orthodox churches and some Anglican or Episcopal churches refer to their or...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Patriarchate Of Carthage: Encyclopedia Ii - Patriarchate Of Carthage - Restored Catholic Bishops And Archbishops Of Carthage Tunis
Patriarchate of Carthage - Apostolic Vicar of Tunis c. 1650-1884. Jean le Vacher (1650-1683), from 1668 also Apostolic Vicar of Algier...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Patriarchate Of Carthage: Encyclopedia Ii - Patriarchate Of Carthage - Bishops And Archbishops Of Carthage Tunis
unknown Thomas (c. 1053) Cyriacus (c. 1076) unknown ... See also:Patriarchate of Carthage, Patriarchate of Carthage - Bishops and Arc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Minister Christianity: Encyclopedia Ii - Minister Christianity - Issues
There are contrasting views on the level of remuneration given to ministers relative to the religious community. There is often an expect...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Minister Christianity: Encyclopedia Ii - Minister Christianity - Training And Qualifications
Depending on the denomination the requirements for ministry vary. All denominations require that the minister has a sense of calling. As ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Smtv Live: Encyclopedia Ii - Smtv Live - Competitions
There were many competitions on SMTV. Unlike many other Saturday morning children's programmes, SMTV did give away impressive prizes, suc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Smtv Live: Encyclopedia Ii - Smtv Live - Writers And Producers
The first six months of the show were produced by Ric Blaxhill, a former producer for Top of the Pops. He was replaced in late 1998 by St...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Smtv Live: Encyclopedia Ii - Smtv Live - Sketches
SMTV Live featured many sketches, some of which became staple to the show. Listed below are just some of them. SMTV Live - Chums. A par...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bray: Encyclopedia Ii - Bray - Geography
Bray is the eighth largest town in Ireland with a population of 28,002 inhabitants, as at the 2002 Census. The river Dargle enters the se...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bray: Encyclopedia Ii - Bray - Tourist Facilities
Today, Bray is a vibrant holiday resort and boasts fine hotels and guesthouse accommodation, shops, restaurants and evening entertainment...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bray: Encyclopedia Ii - Bray - Education
Primary Schools in Bray Scoil Chualann St Andrew's National School St Fergal's Junior National School St Fergal's Senior National School...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Archdiocese Of Toledo: Encyclopedia Ii - Archdiocese Of Toledo - List Of Bishops & Archbishops Of Toledo
Archdiocese of Toledo - Bishops of Toledo. St. James the Great (1st cent.) unknown St. Eugenius I Melantius (286-306) Archdiocese ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mandell Creighton: Encyclopedia Ii - Mandell Creighton - Works
Bishop Creighton's principal published works are: History of the Papacy during the Period of the Reformation (5 vols., 1882- 1897, new e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ordinary: Encyclopedia Ii - Ordinary - Roman Catholic Usage
Ordinary - Local ordinaries/hierarchs. Local ordinaries are ordinaries over particular churches. The following officers are local ordin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Doctor Syn: Encyclopedia Ii - Doctor Syn - Character Biography
Doctor Syn was a brilliant scholar who also possessed many swashbuckling skills such as riding, fencing, and seamanship. He was content t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Minister Christianity: Encyclopedia Ii - Minister Christianity - Forms Of Address
In the majority of churches ordained ministers are titled Reverend, however as above some use the term pastor and others do not use any s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dean Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Dean Religion - Roman Catholic Church
In the Roman Catholic Church, a dean is a priest responsible for a number of parishes within a diocese. The office is sometimes referred ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Superior General Of The Society Of Jesus: Encyclopedia Ii - Superior General Of The Society Of Jesus - Notes
^  In 1773, the Jesuits were suppressed by Pope Clement XIV through the brief Dominus ac redemptor on July 21, 1773, executed August...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Capuchin: Encyclopedia Ii - Capuchin - Early Setbacks
The new congregation at the outset of its history underwent a series of severe blows. The two founders left it, Matteo di Bassi to return...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rector: Encyclopedia Ii - Rector - Ecclesiastical Rectors
Rector - Anglican churches. In the Anglican Church, a rector is one type of parish priest. For historical reasons, some parish priests ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Parson: Encyclopedia Ii - Parson - In Ireland
In Ulster, in the early 17th century, every parish had a vicar and a parson instead of a co-arb and an erenagh. The vicar, like the co-ar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eparchy Of Križevci: Encyclopedia Ii - Eparchy Of Križevci - Formation Of The Eparchy Of Križevci
The Ottoman wars in Europe caused a number of Christian refugees, mostly Serbs and Vlachs, to migrate to the Military Frontier of the Hab...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Portland: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Portland - Early History
The origins of the Catholic church in the Oregon Country derive from a July 3, 1834, petition by French prairie settlers to priests in Ca...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jethro: Encyclopedia Ii - Jethro - Video Releases
In 1993 Jethro released his first video "A Portion of Jethro" which sold nearly 150,000 copies, outselling everything else in some parts ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Melkite Greek Catholic Church: Encyclopedia Ii - Melkite Greek Catholic Church - Modern Church
The current Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, and Alexandria and Jerusalem is Gregory III Laham. The patriarc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Irish Literature: Encyclopedia Ii - Irish Literature - Fiction
Although the epics of Celtic Ireland were written in prose and not verse, most people would probably consider that Irish fiction proper b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Finn Wagle: Encyclopedia Ii - Finn Wagle - Biography
Wagle enrolled as a student at the Norwegian Lutheran School of Theology (MF) in 1962, and graduated in 1968 (cand.theol.-degree) and the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coadjutor Bishop: Encyclopedia Ii - Coadjutor Bishop - Roman Catholic Church
In the Roman Catholic Church, a coadjutor bishop is a special kind of auxiliary bishop. Unlike auxiliary bishops, coadjutors are given th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Squire: Encyclopedia Ii - Squire - Present Status England
In an English village in 19th century, 20th century, and possibly 21st century the squire was the person of pre-eminent social position i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Scarecrow: Encyclopedia Ii - Scarecrow - Scarecrows In Fiction
The scarecrow Odemedod was a frequent character in the Rupert the Bear cartoon series. "The Scarecrow" was occasionally the pseudonym of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anthony Blunt: Encyclopedia Ii - Anthony Blunt - Life And Times
He was born in Bournemouth, where his father had been a vicar. He studied mathematics at Trinity College, Cambridge, graduating in 1930, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Simon Ockley: Encyclopedia Ii - Simon Ockley - Biography
Ockley was born at Exeter. He was educated at Queens' College, Cambridge, and graduated B.A. in 1697, MA. in 1701, and B.D. in 1710; he b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Samaritans Charity: Encyclopedia Ii - Samaritans Charity - History
Samaritans was founded in 1953 by Chad Varah, a vicar whose pastoral work had led him to understand that there was a need for this servic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ypiranga Clube: Encyclopedia Ii - Ypiranga Clube - History
The club was founded on May 15, 1963, by the initiative of the father Vitório Galliani, vicar of Igreja Nossa Senhora da Conceição, wh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anglicanism: Encyclopedia Ii - Anglicanism - Religious Life
A small but hugely influential aspect of Anglicanism is its religious orders of monks and nuns. Shortly after the beginning of the reviva...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of Sweden: Encyclopedia Ii - Culture Of Sweden - Film
Swedish cinema is one of the most widely-known national cinemas in the world. This is much thanks to its early days. Sweden had a large s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Samuel Taylor Coleridge: Encyclopedia Ii - Samuel Taylor Coleridge - Life
Samuel Taylor Coleridge was born in Ottery St Mary, the son of a vicar. After the death of his father, he was sent to Christ's Hospital, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aspirin: Encyclopedia Ii - Aspirin - Discovery
Hippocrates, a Greek physician, wrote in the 5th century BC about a bitter powder extracted from willow bark that could ease aches and pa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Étienne Charles De Loménie De Brienne: Encyclopedia Ii - Étienne Charles De Loménie De Brienne - Life
He was born at Paris, of a Limousin family traceable back to the 15th century. After a brilliant career as a student, he entered the Chur...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Albert Nolan: Encyclopedia Ii - Albert Nolan - Life
Nolan was born in Cape Town, South Africa, as a fourth-generation South African of English descent. Reading the works of Thomas Merton, N...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Primus Inter Pares: Encyclopedia Ii - Primus Inter Pares - Religion
The phrase "first among equals" is also used by some to describe the role of the Patriarch of Constantinople, who, as the Ecumenical Patr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pope: Encyclopedia Ii - Pope - Office And Nature
In canon law, the Catholic Pope is referred to as the Roman Pontiff (Pontifex Romanus). He is styled "Your Holiness" (Sanctitas Vestra) a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Parish Register: Encyclopedia Ii - Parish Register - History
In 1497 Cardinal Ximenes introduced a register of baptisms, first in Toledo, then throughout western Europe. In 1563 the Roman Catholic C...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Diego Durán: Encyclopedia Ii - Diego Durán - Life Within The Church
In 1556 he entered the Dominican convento, or monastery and was sent to Oaxaca in 1561 after being trained in Mexico City. He resided for...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Diocese Of Aberdeen: Encyclopedia Ii - Diocese Of Aberdeen - Restoration Of The Diocese
In 4 March 1878 Pope Leo XIII restored the hierarchy of Scotland by the Bull Ex supremo Apostolatus apice and Vicar-Apostolic John MacDon...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cristero War: Encyclopedia Ii - Cristero War - Escalation Of Violence
In Guadalajara, Jalisco, on August 3, 1926, some 400 armed Catholics shut themselves up in the Church of Our Lady of Guadalupe in that ci...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Drumcree Church: Encyclopedia Ii - Drumcree Church - History Of The Site
Drumcree means "Ridge of the Branch", referring to a branchy tree. The site has been used for christian worship since the time of the cel...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Francis Beaufort: Encyclopedia Ii - Francis Beaufort - Biography
Beaufort was descended from Huguenots who fled France after the terrible St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre, eventually settling in Ireland. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gainsborough Trinity F.c.: Encyclopedia Ii - Gainsborough Trinity F.c. - History
The club was formed in 1873 by the vicar of the Holy Trinity Church, and was originally known as Trinity Recreationalists. In 1899 they j...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charles William Russell: Encyclopedia Ii - Charles William Russell - Works And Ecclesiastical Career
In 1842 he was chosen by Pope Gregory XVI to be the first Vicar Apostolic of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), but he refused the dignity as also t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bollnäs Municipality: Encyclopedia Ii - Bollnäs Municipality - History
In written sources Bollnäs is traced from 1312, by a vicar named Ingemund who referred to it as Baldenaes which means "the large isthmus...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Beeston Nottinghamshire: Encyclopedia Ii - Beeston Nottinghamshire - Built Environment
Beeston has a number of historic buildings, including its manor house and parish church of St. John the Baptist. The church dates from t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Albert Lacombe: Encyclopedia Ii - Albert Lacombe - A Broader Mission
In 1864 he was tasked with evangelizing the Plains Indians, and from 1865 to 1872, he travelled extensively throughout the prairies. It w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Sorcerer: Encyclopedia Ii - The Sorcerer - Plot
The Sorcerer - Act 1. The villagers of Ploverleigh are preparing to celebrate the betrothal of Alexis Pointdextre, the son of the local...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thomas Tomkins: Encyclopedia Ii - Thomas Tomkins - Life
He was born in St Davids in Pembrokeshire. His father was also a musician, "vicar choral" of the cathedral of St Davids and organist ther...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aspirin: Encyclopedia Ii - Aspirin - Discovery
Hippocrates, a Greek physician, wrote in the 5th century BC about a bitter powder extracted from willow bark that could ease aches and pa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anne Catherine Emmerich: Encyclopedia Ii - Anne Catherine Emmerich - Signs
By 1813 she was confined to bed, and stigmata appeared on her body. Then followed an Episcopal commission to inquire into her life, and t...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Vicar: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Vicar
Vicar: (Latin, "substitute") 1)    A salaried Catholic priest who administers to a parish but does not receiv...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dream Interpretation Vicar: Dream Interpretation Dictionary - Vicar
  Vicar To dream of a vicar, foretells that you will do foolish things while furious with jealousy and envy. For a young woman...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dream Interpretation Dictionary Vicar: Dream Interpretation - Vicar
  Vicar To dream of a vicar, foretells that you will do foolish things while furious with jealousy and envy. For a young woman...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vicar: Encyclopedia Ii - Vicar - Roman Catholic
In Roman Catholic canon law, a vicar is the local representative of any ecclesiastic. The Romans had used the term to describe officials ...   » Read the article