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A Vicar Forane, who is also called a dean or an archpriest or some other name, is a priest who is placed over a vicariate forane (Can. 553, 1). Canon 374 requires that a diocese be divided into parishes, and it permits parishes in a certain vicinity to be grouped together in a vicariate forane or a deanery to promote better pastoral care.
In the U.S. and some English-speaking countries, the vicar forane, formerly referred to as "rural dean," is designated as regional vicar (dean). He is a priest, usually a pastor, who is appointed by the bishop after consultation with the priests who exercise their ministry in a designated area.
VICAR FORANE. An experienced priest appointed by a bishop to exercise limited jurisdiction over a specific part of a diocese. He is charged with the care of the sick clergy,...
A vicar forane is to be appointed for a certain period of time determined by particular law. §3. The diocesan bishop can freely remove a vicar forane from office for a just cause in accord with his own prudent judgment.
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Vicar Forane: A priest appointed by the bishop to oversee more closely the mission of the diocese. Canon 555 states that the vicar forane has the duty and right of promoting and coordinating common pastoral activity in the vicariate, of seeing to it that the clerics of his district lead a life in keeping with their state and perform their ...
