Vicar

in ecclesiastical history, a substitute or delegate. The pope is called the vicar of Christ on earth. In the Church of England, the vicar is the substitute employed by one who holds a living, that is to say, who enjoys the revenue of a parish, to discharge the duties of a pastor. The rector is entitled to the use of the parsonage and the revenues of the parish, but a vicar labors for such compensation as may be agreed upon.