Vicar Capitular (Catholic Encyclopedia article)
William Fanning · 1913
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A vicar capitular is the administrator chosen by a cathedral chapter to govern a diocese left vacant by a bishop's death. On the vacancy the canons inherit the episcopal jurisdiction as a body. Within eight days they must meet and constitute a vicar, or the right passes to the metropolitan, the senior suffragan, or the nearest bishop.
Election need not follow a strict form, though votes, if cast, must be secret and no one may vote for himself. The chosen man, ideally a doctor or licentiate in canon law, succeeds to the chapter's whole ordinary jurisdiction. The chapter may neither reserve in part nor take back, and faculties granted to bishops for a term of years pass to him as well.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | William Fanning |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 1913 |
| COLLECTION | REFERENCE |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 3 KB |
| LICENSE | PUBLIC_DOMAIN |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | New Advent — Catholic Encyclopedia (1913) |