Vicar General's Office
A Vicar General is the principal deputy of the Bishop of a diocese for the exercise of administrative authority and possesses the title of local ordinary. As Vicar of the Bishop, the Vicar General exercises the Bishop's ordinary executive power over the entire diocese and, thus, is the highest official in a diocese or other particular church after the diocesan Bishop or his equivalent in canon law.
For more information about this role, click on Vicar General Role in the Code of Canon Law.
If you have a question about or for the role of the Vicar General, click on Vicar General to send him an email with your question.