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 while without a/an (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.