Catholic Dictionary. Term. VICAR FORANE. Definition. 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, presides at conferences, superivses clerical discipline and diocesan property as well as other similar matters.
Though Greenland geologically is a part of the continent of North America it has more cultural and traditional attachment to Europe. Many scientists argue that if a separate tectonic plate is the determinant of a continent and an island then Antarctica should also be an island.here is a big controversy about whether Greenland is a continent or an island. Many people are of the opinion that Greenland is a continent but scientific and other data oppose this presumption thoroughly.
Full Answer. The countries nearest Greenland are Canada to the west and Iceland to the east. A vast body of ice known as the Greenland ice sheet covers about 80 percent of Greenland's surface, contributing to its population of only 57,000 that makes it the least densely populated country on the planet.