cha phó
Definition
- Noun:
- Assistant priest, curate, vicar: In the Catholic Church, a "cha phó" is a priest who assists the main parish priest ("cha chính" or "cha xứ") in the pastoral duties of a parish. He is subordinate to the parish priest.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Cha phó mới đến giáo xứ tuần trước. (The new assistant priest arrived at the parish last week.)
- Mọi người rất quý mến vị cha phó trẻ. (Everyone is very fond of the young curate.)
- Cha phó giúp cha xứ quản lý các hoạt động của nhà thờ. (The vicar helps the parish priest manage the church's activities.)
Advanced Usage
- "làm cha phó": to serve as an assistant priest/curate.
- Ngài đã làm cha phó tại đây ba năm trước khi được bổ nhiệm làm cha xứ. (He served as a curate here for three years before being appointed parish priest.)
Variants and Related Words
- Cha xứ / Cha chính (n): Parish priest, the main priest in charge of a parish.
- Linh mục (n): Priest (the general term).
- Giáo xứ (n): Parish.
Synonyms
- Phó tế (n): Deacon (a different rank, ordained for service but not for priesthood; not a perfect synonym).
- Linh mục phụ tá (n): Assistant priest (a more descriptive synonym).
Related Phrases / Compound Terms
- Chức vụ cha phó: The position/role of an assistant priest.
- Ngài đảm nhận chức vụ cha phó tại nhà thờ Đức Bà. (He assumed the role of assistant priest at Notre Dame Cathedral.)
Related Idioms
(This specific religious title is not commonly used in idiomatic expressions.)