Definisjon av archdeacon

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Noun

archdeacon - (Anglican Church) an ecclesiastical dignitary usually ranking just below a bishop
clergyman, man of the cloth, reverend a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
anglican church, anglican communion, church of england the national church of England (and all other churches in other countries that share its beliefs); has its see in Canterbury and the sovereign as its temporal head
= synonym
= antonym
= relatert ord

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Substantiv

archdeacon - In the Anglican and Eastern Orthodox systems, a senior administrative official in a diocese, just under the bishop, often in charge of an archdeaconry. As a title, it can be filled by either a deacon or priest.

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  • An archdeacon is a senior clergy position in Anglicanism, Syrian Malabar Nasrani, 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. An archdeacon is often responsible for administration within an archdeaconry, which is the principal subdivision of the diocese.

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