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.
Generic synonyms: Delegate
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Literary usage of Apostolic delegate
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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, ..."