Canon is a related term of vicar.

As nouns the difference between vicar and curate is that vicar is in the church of england, the priest of a parish, receiving a salary or stipend but not tithes while curate is an assistant rector or vicar. So a vicar is a priest that has a special administrative role. Insert obligatory "Rector? As a verb curate is to act as a curator for. As nouns the difference between canon and vicar is that canon is while vicar is in the church of england, the priest of a parish, receiving a salary or stipend but not tithes. joke.... and now on with my real answer: This kinda goes into the idea that "a square is a rectangle, but a rectangle is not a square." At the lower levels of the Church, a vicar is one who represents the Pastor of a parish or as a representative of the Archbishop of a diocese. There are a few differences between the Canon BP-511 and the Canon BP-511a.

Noun ()In the Church of England, the priest of a parish, receiving a salary or stipend but not tithes. Dang near killed her!" What is the difference between a vicar and a priest?