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archdeacon

1. an Anglican clergyman ranking just below a bishop and having supervisory duties under the bishop

2. a clergyman of similar rank in other Churches

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Archdeacon

in the hierarchy of the Orthodox Church, a senior deacon, usually the chief deacon of the central cathedral of an eparchy. The archdeacon is a member of the “white,” or non-monastic clergy.

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Caption: Bishop David Edwards plans to complete seven pilgrimages through each of the diocese's archdeaconries.

Bishop visits parishes on foot

Humphrey Olumakaiye has described the recent gathering of the church's 14 Archdeaconries for the Centenary celebration as a fantastic opportunity to come together to share in the fellowship of Christ 'as we get stronger, deeper and higher as a Diocese.'

Bishop Olumakaiye Describes Gathering As 'Sharing In The Fellowship Of Christ'

They reorganised Wales into dioceses and archdeaconries on the European model.

What have the Normans evr done for us?

Lawrence, combining what had been two archdeaconries. He also chaired the bishop's commission on ministry in the diocese.

Montreal loses assistant bishop; will not replace retiring Hatton

Burns conducts a prosopographical study of appointments to archdeaconries, which reveals a "combination of care and boldness" that "paid dividends, for archdeacons were the dogsbodies of the Diocesan Revival, transforming the schemes of bishops and Ecclesiastical Commission into concrete achievement" (74).

The Diocesan Revival in the Church of England, c. 1800-1870

Lagos mainland has eleven archdeaconries with fifty-three churches.

From the hills to Marina, Lagos

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