Usually means: Deputies for bishops in dioceses.
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  1. vicars-general: Merriam-Webster
  2. vicars-general: Wordnik
  3. vicars-general: Wiktionary
  4. vicars-general: Dictionary.com

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Definitions from Wiktionary (vicar-general)

noun:  (Christianity) An official performing the work of an archdeacon under the bishop.
noun:  (Christianity) In the English Church, an officer assisting the bishop, the chancellor of the diocese.
▸ Also see vicar-general


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