Vicar Apostolic of The Eastern District

The Vicar Apostolic of the Eastern District may refer to:

  • Vicar Apostolic of the Eastern District (England), a precursor title of the Roman Catholic Bishop of Northampton.
  • Vicar Apostolic of the Eastern District (Scotland), a precussor title of the Roman Catholic Archbishop of St Andrews and Edinburgh.

Famous quotes containing the words vicar, eastern and/or district:

    “And this is law, I will maintain,
    Until my dying day, Sir,
    That whatsoever king shall reign,
    I’ll be the Vicar of Bray, Sir.”
    —Unknown. The Vicar of Bray (l. 9–12)

    “And not by eastern windows only,
    When daylight comes, comes in the light;
    In front the sun climbs slow, how slowly!
    But westward, look, the land is bright!”
    —Arthur Hugh Clough (1819–1861)

    “Most works of art, like most wines, ought to be consumed in the district of their fabrication.”
    —Rebecca West (1892–1983)