Look up: Archdeacon

1. Archdeacon
   A senior clergyman appointed by the bishop with responsibility for a group of parishes, these could be subdivided into rural deaneries.
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2. archdeacon
   [n] - (Anglican Church) an ecclesiastical dignitary usually ranking just below a bishop
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3. archdeacon
   Originally an ordained dignitary of the Christian church charged with the supervision of the deacons attached to a cathedral. Today in the Roman Catholic Church the office is purely titular; in the...
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4. Archdeacon
   Arch`dea'con noun [ Anglo-Saxon arcediacon , archidiacon , Latin archidiaconus , from Greek .... See Arch- , pref ., and Deacon .] In England, an ecclesiastical dignitary, next in rank below a bishop, w...
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5. archdeacon
   noun (Anglican Church) an ecclesiastical dignitary usually ranking just below a bishop
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6. Archdeacon
   • (n.) In England, an ecclesiastical dignitary, next in rank below a bishop, whom he assists, and by whom he is appointed, though with independent authority.
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7. archdeacon
   in the Christian church, originally the chief deacon at the bishop`s church; during the European Middle Ages, a chief official of the diocese; an ... [1 related articles]
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8. archdeacon
   archdeacon 1. The chief deacon; originally the chief of the attendants on a bishop, who, through the scope of his duties in relation to the services of the church and the administration of charity, gradually acquired a rank above the priests and next in importance to the bishop. 2. In the English Ch...
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9. Archdeacon
   Archdeacon is an ecclesiastical dignitary next in rank below a bishop.
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10. archdeacon
    Originally an ordained dignitary of the Christian church charged with the supervision of the deacons attached to a cathedral. Today in the Roman Catholic Church the office is purely titular; in the Anglican Church an archdeacon, directly subordinate to the bishop, still has many business duties, such as the periodic inspection of churches. The ...
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11. Archdeacon
    An `archdeacon` is a senior clergy position in Anglicanism, Syrian Malabar Nasrani, Chaldean Catholic, and some other Christian denominations, above that of most clergy and below a bishop. In the High Middle Ages it was the most senior diocesan position below a bishop in the Roman Catholic Church. A...
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