Usually means: Bishop overseeing missionary regions, churches.
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  1. vicar apostolic: Merriam-Webster
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  1. Vicar Apostolic: Catholic Encyclopedia

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Definitions from Wiktionary (vicar apostolic)

noun:  (Christianity) A Roman Catholic prelate who is ordained (titular) bishop and administers a missionary jurisdiction that is not (yet) a diocese, but ranks higher than an apostolic prefecture.

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