vicar forane Directory References Discover 6 Animals We Ate Into Extinction 7 Drugs that Changed the World 7 of the World’s Deadliest Plants Water Fluoridation: Just the Facts Why Do Some Cicadas Appear Only Every 17 Years? How Deadly Is Quicksand? Ten Days That Vanished: The Switch to the Gregorian Calendar Contents Ask the Chatbot a Question vicar forane ecclesiastical title Ask the Chatbot a Question Also known as: rural dean Learn about this topic in these articles:role in church In vicarA vicar forane (or rural dean) is a priest in charge of a subdivision of a diocese called a forane vicariate, or deanery. In canon law a priest working with or in place of the pastor of a parish is called a vicar, or curate.Read More Britannica ChatbotChatbot answers are created from Britannica articles using AI. This is a beta feature. AI answers may contain errors. Please verify important information using Britannica articles. About Britannica AI.