Definition of priest-in-charge in English:
priest-in-charge
nounPlural priests-in-charge
(in the Anglican Church) an ordained minister who has charge of a parish but has not been formally appointed as its incumbent.
Example sentencesExamples
- The Rev Peter Mott, priest-in-charge at the church, said he had been waiting for the council to carry out repair work.
- Father David Hope, who recently returned to parish life as priest-in-charge of St Margaret's Church on Queen's Road, Ilkley, met the Pope as Archbishop of York.
- The Rev Peter Mott, priest-in-charge at the Shared Church, says the aim is to raise £4,000 over the next six months.
- The Reverend Derek Jackson has been appointed as priest-in-charge of All Saints church, Bingley.
- However, he continued his ministry with six years as a priest-in-charge of two small rural parishes in Northamptonshire, serving also as an honorary assistant bishop in the diocese of Peterborough.