vicar-general

English Thesaurus

1. (Roman Catholic Church) an administrative deputy who assists a bishop (noun.person)

hypernym	:	deputy, lieutenant,
definition	:	an assistant with power to act when his superior is absent (noun.person)

domain category	:	church of rome, roman catholic, roman catholic church, roman church, western church,
definition	:	the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy (noun.group)