<p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>A person acting as priest of a parish in place of the rector, or as representative of a religious community to which tithes belong.</li><li>The priest of a parish in which tithes were formerly transferred to a religious house, chapter, or layperson, receiving only the smaller tithes or a salary.</li><li>A member of the clergy whose sole or chief charge is a chapel dependent on the church of a parish.</li><li>A bishop's assistant in charge of a church or mission.</li><li>An ecclesiastic representing the pope or a bishop.</li><li>A person who acts in place of another; substitute.</li><li>A person who is authorized to perform the functions of another; deputy: God's vicar on earth.</li></ul>