Houngan is the term for a male priest in Haitian Vodou (a female priest is known as a mambo). The term is derived from the Fon word `hùn gan`. There are two ranks of houngan, houngan asogwe (high priest) and houngan sur pwen (junior priest). A houngan asogwe is the highest member of clergy in voodoo and the only one with authority to ordain oth.....
Male voodoo priest
A priest in the religion of voodoo.