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archdeacon
[ ahrch-dee-kuhn ]
noun
- an ecclesiastic, ranking next below a bishop and having charge of the temporal and external administration of a diocese, with jurisdiction delegated from the bishop.
- Roman Catholic Church. a title of honor conferred only on a member of a cathedral chapter.
archdeacon
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noun
- an Anglican clergyman ranking just below a bishop and having supervisory duties under the bishop
- a clergyman of similar rank in other Churches
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of archdeacon1
Example Sentences
It added the review would consider how allegations were handled in current systems for the appointment of archdeacons and bishops, and whether changes were necessary.
Tony Pierce was your parish priest, your archdeacon, your bishop.
By the age of 24, Laval was ordained a priest; he was quickly named an archdeacon and eventually a bishop.
Mina Smallman, the former Church of England archdeacon whose daughters Nicole and Bibaa were murdered in a London park, will examine support for victims of crime and look into the Reclaim These Streets movement.
The investigation into Fr Griffin began because an official in the Anglican Diocese of London suggested to his archdeacon that he undertake a "brain dump" of information he had acquired before his retirement.
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