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.
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