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Definition of Apostolic delegate
1. Noun. (Roman Catholic Church) a representative of the Holy See in a country that has no formal diplomatic relations with it.
Category relationships: Church Of Rome, Roman Catholic, Roman Catholic Church, Roman Church, Western Church
Generic synonyms: Delegate
Generic synonyms: Delegate
Lexicographical Neighbors of Apostolic Delegate
Literary usage of Apostolic delegate
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"It might be noted that the apostolic delegate at Washington, in common with the
bishops of the United States, has possessed the Propaganda Forms I, C, D, ..."