vicar

noun

• (in the Church of England) an incumbent of a parish where tithes formerly passed to a chapter or religious house or layman. Compare with rector (sense 1).
• (in other Anglican Churches) a member of the clergy deputizing for another.
• (in the Roman Catholic Church) a representative or deputy of a bishop.
• (in the US Episcopal Church) a clergyman in charge of a chapel.
• a cleric or choir member appointed to sing certain parts of a cathedral service.