Church of England .

a person acting as priest of a parish in place of the rector, or as representative of a religious community to which tithes belong.

the priest of a parish the tithes of which are impropriated and who receives only the smaller tithes or a salary.

Protestant Episcopal Church .

a member of the clergy whose sole or chief charge is a chapel dependent on the church of a parish.

a bishop's assistant in charge of a church or mission.

Roman Catholic Church . an ecclesiastic representing the pope or a bishop.

a person who acts in place of another; substitute.

a person who is authorized to perform the functions of another; deputy

God's vicar on earth.

noun

clergyman , cleric , deputy , ecclesiastic , lieutenant , minister , pastor , priest , proxy , substitute , vicegerent