vicar

An Anglican parish priest in a parish where historically someone other than the priest was entitled to the tithes.

A cleric in charge of a chapel in the Episcopal Church of the United States.

An Anglican or Roman Catholic cleric who acts for or represents another, often higher-ranking member of the clergy.

A person deputed or authorized to perform the functions of another; a substitute in office: as, the Pope claims to be vicar of Jesus Christ on earth.

In English ecclesiastical law, the priest of a parish the tithes of which belong to a chapter or religious house, or to a layman, and who receives only the smaller tithes or a salary.

In the Roman Catholic Church, an ecclesiastic assisting a bishop and exercising jurisdiction in his name.

One deputed or authorized to perform the functions of another; a substitute in office; a deputy.

The incumbent of an appropriated benefice.

A titular bishop in a country where there is no episcopal see, or where the succession has been interrupted.