A surname from Spanish.

simple past tense and past participle of apostolize

present participle of apostolize

(archaic) To convert; to proselytize. / To make sacred or apostolic.

(Christianity) A Roman Catholic prelate who is ordained (titular) bishop and administers a missionary jurisdiction that is not (yet) a diocese, but ranks higher then an apostolic prefecture.

(Christianity) The unbroken chain of consecrations by laying on of hands from the Apostles of Jesus Christ to the bishops, and from to bishop to bishop through the ages.

(Christianity) The period of the Twelve Apostles, dating from the Great Commission of the Apostles by the resurrected Jesus in Jerusalem (c. 33) until the death of the last Apostle, believed to be John the Apostle in Anatolia (c. 100).

(Catholicism) In the Catholic Church, a papal representative with a transient mission to perform a canonical visitation of relatively short duration and to submit a report to the Holy See afterwards.

plural of apostolic visitor

plural of vicar apostolic