Meaning Of The Word Archdeacon
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Archdeacon Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Archdeacon?
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An archdeacon is a high-ranking clergyman who works as an assistant to a bishop, especially in the Anglican church. archdeacon in American English a church official ranking just below a bishop or an archpriest: in the Anglican Church, an archdeacon has supervisory duties under the bishop 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 archdeacon in British English noun: a member of the Anglican clergy ranking just below a bishop and having supervisory duties under the bishop |
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