apostolic delegate

Definition of Apostolic Delegate in English :

1. apostolic delegate

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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Apostolic Delegate

noun

Roman Catholic Church

a representative of the pope sent to countries that do not have full or regular diplomatic relations with the Holy See

a church official empowered to represent the pope, specif. in a country that does not have diplomatic relations with the Vatican

n.
Roman Catholic Church

An ecclesiastical representative of the Vatican to a country having no formal diplomatic relations with it.