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A vicar general is an ecclesiastical office in the Latin rite of the Roman Catholic Church existing in each particular church. A diocesan bishop must appoint at least one vicar general for his diocese. Vicars general share in the bishop's ordinary power over the entire diocese, acting as a sort of second-in-command. Vicars general must be either priests, auxiliary bishops, or coadjutor bishops. The equivalent officer in the Eastern rite churches is called the protosyncellus. The similarly titled vicar episcopal shares in the bishop's ordinary power over a particular section of a diocese. These too must either be priests, auxiliary bishops, or coadjutor bishops. The equivalent officer in the Eastern rite churches is called the syncellus. This office should not be confused with the vicar forane or "dean", as those vicars do not have ordinary power. Both vicars general and vicars episcopal are prelates. Unless they are holy orders bishops, their term of office is for a fixed duration. They lose their office ''sede vacante'' unless they have been ordained bishops. Roman Catholic Church Offices Canon law
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A vicar general is an ecclesiastical office in the Latin rite of the Roman Catholic Church existing in each particular church. A diocesan bishop must appoint at least one vicar general for his diocese. Vicars general share in the bishop's ordinary power over the entire diocese, acting as a sort of second-in-command. Vicars general must be either priests, auxiliary bishops, or coadjutor bishops. The equivalent officer in the Eastern rite churches is called the protosyncellus. The similarly titled vicar episcopal shares in the bishop's ordinary power over a particular section of a diocese. These too must either be priests, auxiliary bishops, or coadjutor bishops. The equivalent officer in the Eastern rite churches is called the syncellus. This office should not be confused with the vicar forane or "dean", as those vicars do not have ordinary power. Both vicars general and vicars episcopal are prelates. Unless they are holy orders bishops, their term of office is for a fixed duration. They lose their office ''sede vacante'' unless they have been ordained bishops. Roman Catholic Church Offices Canon law
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