apostolic delegate

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

apostolic delegate
    n 1: (Roman Catholic Church) a representative of the Holy See in
         a country that has no formal diplomatic relations with it

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Apostolic delegate \Ap`os*tol"ic del"e*gate\ (R. C. Ch.)
   The diplomatic agent of the pope highest in grade, superior
   to a nuncio.
   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Apostolicism

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