Vicar vs. Rector

Vicarnoun

In the Church of England, the priest of a parish, receiving a salary or stipend but not tithes.

Rectornoun

In the Anglican Church, a cleric in charge of a parish and who owns the tithes of it.

Vicarnoun

In the Roman Catholic and some other churches, a cleric acting as local representative of a higher ranking member of the clergy.

Rectornoun

In the Roman Catholic Church, a cleric with managerial as well as spiritual responsibility for a church or other institution.

Vicarnoun

A person acting on behalf of, or representing, another person.

Rectornoun

A priest or bishop who is in charge of a parish or in an administrative leadership position in a theological seminary or academy.

Vicarnoun

One deputed or authorized to perform the functions of another; a substitute in office; a deputy.

Rectornoun

A headmaster in various educational institutions, e.g. a university.

Vicarnoun

The incumbent of an appropriated benefice.

Rectornoun

A ruler or governor.

‘God is the supreme rector of the world.’;

Vicarnoun

a Roman Catholic priest who acts for another higher-ranking clergyman

Rectornoun

A clergyman who has the charge and cure of a parish, and has the tithes, etc.; the clergyman of a parish where the tithes are not impropriate. See the Note under Vicar.

Vicarnoun

(Episcopal Church) a clergyman in charge of a chapel

Rectornoun

The head master of a public school.

Vicarnoun

(Church of England) a clergyman appointed to act as priest of a parish

Rectornoun

The chief elective officer of some universities, as in France and Scotland; sometimes, the head of a college; as, the Rector of Exeter College, or of Lincoln College, at Oxford.

Vicarnoun

(in the Church of England) an incumbent of a parish where tithes formerly passed to a chapter or religious house or layperson.

Rectornoun

The superior officer or chief of a convent or religious house; and among the Jesuits the superior of a house that is a seminary or college.

Vicarnoun

(in other Anglican Churches) a member of the clergy deputizing for another.

Rectornoun

a person authorized to conduct religious worship

Vicarnoun

(in the Roman Catholic Church) a representative or deputy of a bishop.

Rectornoun

(in the Church of England) the incumbent of a parish where all tithes formerly passed to the incumbent.

Vicarnoun

(in the US Episcopal Church) a member of the clergy in charge of a chapel.

Rectornoun

(in other Anglican Churches) a member of the clergy who has charge of a parish.

Vicarnoun

a cleric or choir member appointed to sing certain parts of a cathedral service.

Rectornoun

(in the Roman Catholic Church) a priest in charge of a church or of a religious institution.

Vicar

A vicar (; Latin: vicarius) is a representative, deputy or substitute; anyone acting or agent for a superior (compare in the sense of ). Linguistically, vicar is cognate with the English prefix , similarly meaning .

‘in the person of’; ‘vicarious’; ‘at second hand’; ‘vice’; ‘deputy’;

Rectornoun

the head of certain universities, colleges, and schools.

Rectornoun

(in Scotland) an elected representative of students on a university's governing body.