| has gloss | eng: Vicar of Christ (from Latin Vicarius Christi) Vicar of God is used as a title equivalent , is a term used in different ways, with connotations theological different throughout history. A vicar is a servant who stands in place of the real sovereign in some administrative matters of his kingdom, equivalent titles include "representative" or "overseer". The title is now used in Catholicism to refer to the bishops , with a pastoral sense, written between the years 88 and 107 AD "your bishop presides in the place of God (...)". Although Ignatius did not explicitly use the term Vicar of Christ, he clearly sets out the concept. Currently the Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches that all bishops are vicars of Christ. Use for the Holy Spirit The second recorded use of "Vicar of Christ is found in the epistles of Tertullian in the third century, with a different theological slant to refer to the Holy Spirit, that is, as Christ is not physically performing miracles in the Church, Holy Spirit acts as his Vicar on his behalf, performing miracles and preventing the Church err . |