Vicars in a sentence

The street is known as Vicars’ Close because the singers, who provide the altos, tenors and basses of the choir, were once called vicars.

These services reflect the original Anglican doctrine and differ from the Traditional Anglican Communion in that they are in favour of women vicars and the ability of vicars to marry.

Following the ordination, the new priests immediately began serving their assigned parishes, where they will shepherd the faithful while celebrating Mass and the sacraments as parochial vicars.

He continued: “I’m afraid we do see cases regularly making spurious claims to have converted to Christianity, aided and abetted by often well-meaning but naive vicars and priests.

St Oswald’s Church: Has visiting vicars and speakers to take services commencing at 9.30am every Sunday during their interregnum.

The Centurion community pub in Vicars Cross is threatened once again, but locals serving on the committee have come up with a fresh way of saving a facility which has been much appreciated by residents of all ages for seven years.

As late as 1830 local vicars was instructed to write both given (Christian) names as well as last names in the baptismal record.

As time went on the vicars were themselves often incorporated as a kind of lesser chapter, or college, under the supervision of the dean and chapter.

Curates (assistant clergy) are appointed by rectors and vicars, or if priests-in-charge by the bishop after consultation with the patron.

Finally, in 1745, the two agreed to alternate as vicars, with Bavaria starting first.

In a makeshift court lasting only one day, over 500 men were tried and the majority sentenced to death. citation Vicars' Close facing the cathedral.

In the Church in Wales, however, most cathedrals are parish churches and their deans are now also vicars of their parishes.

In the view of the citizens, these vicars were cruel and petty.

Mann, pg. 238 Henry had immediately begun appointing imperial vicars throughout the newly acquired province over the objections of both the Tuscan cities and the papacy.

Special exceptions may be made for these vicars, but must be given by the appropriate District president in writing.

The church has undergone many changes over the years, including a number of different vicars.

The vicars had no place or vote in chapter, and, though irremovable except for offences, were the servants of their absent canons whose stalls they occupied, and whose duties they performed.

They were often bawdy in nature, making use of innuendo and double entendres and traditionally featured stereotypical characters such as vicars, large ladies and put-upon husbands, in the same vein as the Carry On films.

This system of non-residence led also to the institution of vicars choral, each canon having his own vicar, who sat in his stall in his absence, and when the canon was present, in the stall immediately below, on the second form.

To this end, he declared that all his vicars in Romagna and Marche were deposed.