Sede vacante
Expression in Catholic Canon law referring to an episcopal vacancy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the belief in the invalidity of the post–Vatican II papacy, see Sedevacantism.
Sede vacante (lit. 'with the chair [being] vacant' in Latin)[lower-alpha 1] is a term for the state of a/an (arch)diocese without an installed (in office) (arch)bishop. In the canon law of the Catholic Church, the term is used to refer to the vacancy of the (arch)bishop's or Pope's authority upon his death or resignation.