Surrogate (clergy)
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Surrogate a deputy of a bishop
or an ecclesiastical judge
, acting in the absence of his principal and strictly bound by the authority of the latter.
Canon 128 of the canons of 1603 lays down the qualifications necessary for the office of surrogate and canon 123 the regulations for the appointment to the office. At present the chief duty of a surrogate in England is the granting of marriage licences, but judgments of the arches court of Canterbury
have been delivered by a surrogate in the absence of the official principal.
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
or an ecclesiastical judge
Ecclesiastical Judge
An Ecclesiastical Judge is an ecclesiastical person who possesses ecclesiastical jurisdiction either in general or in the strict sense.-Catholic canon law:...
, acting in the absence of his principal and strictly bound by the authority of the latter.
Canon 128 of the canons of 1603 lays down the qualifications necessary for the office of surrogate and canon 123 the regulations for the appointment to the office. At present the chief duty of a surrogate in England is the granting of marriage licences, but judgments of the arches court of Canterbury
Canterbury
Canterbury is a historic English cathedral city, which lies at the heart of the City of Canterbury, a district of Kent in South East England. It lies on the River Stour....
have been delivered by a surrogate in the absence of the official principal.