archdeacon
Senior clergy administrator
An archdeacon is a senior clergy member in Christian churches, particularly Anglican and Catholic traditions, who ranks just below a bishop.
The archdeacon typically assists the bishop with administrative duties and exercises supervisory authority over a designated portion of a diocese called an archdeaconry.
The archdeacon visited parishes throughout the region to ensure proper maintenance of church properties.
Official or formal visit
- inspectionFormal assessment of condition
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
induction · ordination · supervision · governance · jurisdiction · examination · licensing · certification
Senior cleric's jurisdiction
- parishLocal church community
- cathedralBishop's principal church
- seePerceive with eyes
- bishopricBishop's jurisdictional district
episcopate · synod · chapter · consistory · benefice · rectory · vicarage · canonry
Diocesan clergy head
- canonAccepted authoritative works
- vicarClergy substitute for bishop
- rectorParish clergy chief
- curateSelect and present thoughtfully
chaplain · dean · suffragan · primate · metropolitan · priest · minister · clergy
Full-length clerical garment
- surpliceWhite ecclesiastical overgarment
- copeHandle difficulties adequately
- stoleTook without permission
- tippetNarrow clerical scarf
hood · mitre · crosier · clerical collar · alb · cincture · biretta · scarf
visitation
Official or formal visit
- inspectionFormal assessment of condition
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
discipline · induction · ordination · supervision · governance · jurisdiction · examination · licensing · certification · terrier
deanery
Senior cleric's jurisdiction
bishopric · episcopate · synod · chapter · consistory · benefice · rectory · vicarage · canonry · parsonage
bishop
Diocesan clergy head
curate · chaplain · dean · suffragan · primate · metropolitan · priest · minister · clergy · prelate
cassock
Full-length clerical garment
- surpliceWhite ecclesiastical overgarment
- copeHandle difficulties adequately
- stoleTook without permission
tippet · hood · mitre · crosier · clerical collar · alb · cincture · biretta · scarf
Venerable
Clerical honorific title
canon · Your Grace · hierarchical · distinguished · esteemed
- British ReligionAnglican, Church of Scotland, Archbishop of Canterbury, Canterbury Cathedral, Westminster Abbey
- Catholic Clergypope, pontiff, cardinal, bishop, monsignor
- church leaderspastor, rector, vicar, parson, preacher
- church officialsrector, vicar, curate, parson, abbot
- church rolesbishop, deacons, priest, pastor, lay readers
- church titlesabbot, abbess, bishop, priest, vicar
archdeaconcivil servant
Government administration employee
magistrate · mayor · bureaucrat · governor · administrator