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Administrative sub-unit of an eparchy Not to be confused with Vicar.

A Vicariate (Russian: Викариа́тство, romanized: Vikariat·stvo) is an administrative sub-unit of an eparchy within the Eastern Orthodox Church in which the diocese is under the jurisdiction of a vicar bishop. The vicariate is under jurisdiction of the ruling bishop. In modern day, vicariates are either semi-independent or serve as an auxiliary bishop to their direct bishop. They are also used to serve diaspora populations.

References

"Slavic Orthodox Vicariate in America". Slavic Orthodox Vicariate. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
"Vicariate for the Palestinian/Jordanian Orthodox Christian Communities". Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. Retrieved 16 January 2025.

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