In the

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of the

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, a procurator is one who acts on behalf of and by virtue of the authority of another.John Hardon, ''Modern Catholic Dictionary''
/ref> In a monastery, the procurator is the friar, monk or nun charged with administering its financial affairs. Bishops have been represented at councils by procurators, as Peter Canisius attended the

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as procurator for the Bishop of Augsburg.

Procurator at Rome

Catholic

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s, societies of apostolic life and autonomous

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es ''sui iuris'' (especially Eastern Catholic, each using a non-Latin rite) may have representatives resident in Rome acting on their behalf in business they may have with the

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, who are titled Procurators General.

Internal regular procurators

Within the above regular institutes of consecrated life and societies of apostolic life, the person charged with matters such as the purchase of provisions, furniture, books and other supplies may be called a procurator.

Canonical litigation

A party to litigation may generally appoint a procurator instead of responding personally. The name "fiscal procurator" or "fiscal promoter" was previously used in canon law for the official known since the publication of the 1917 ''Code of Canon Law'' as the promoter of justice, whose function is to safeguard the public welfare in cases brought before ecclesiastical tribunals.Sebastian S. Karambai, ''Ministers and Ministries in the Local Church''
(St Pauls BYB 2005 , pp. 112-114

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Procurator at Rome

Internal regular procurators

Canonical litigation

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