Pontifical Delegate

A Pontifical Delegate is a cleric who is delegated by the Pope.

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Specifically, this title is used for the following ecclesiastical offices in the gift of the Pope (who is Pontifex Maximus, hence the adjective):

a prelate (usually an Archbishop or Cardinal) appointed to represent the Holy See in the administration of certain pontifical minor basilicas, notably:
- Pontifical Delegation for the Basilica of St. Nicholas of Bari
- Pontifical Delegation for the Shrine of the Holy House of Loreto
- Pontifical Delegation for the Basilica of St. Anthony of Padua
- Pontifical Delegation for the Shrine of Our Lady of the Rosary of Pompeii
a papal legate or papal diplomat, such as a Nuncio
an extraordinary papal representative to a religious congregation, e.g. the thirty-third General Congregation of the Jesuits
a papal representative appointed to exercise certain rights reserved, thus limiting the authority of a major archbishop, as in the case of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church

Pontifical Delegate

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