deaconships
Clergy service roles
Deaconships is the plural of deaconship, the office or position of a deacon in a Christian church.
A deacon is a clergy member ranking below a priest, or in some Protestant churches, a lay official who assists with church administration and charitable work.
Three deaconships were open at the parish.
Clergy appointment ceremony
- vestmentsCeremonial religious attire
- liturgyFormal worship structure
- parishLocal church community
- dioceseBishop's territorial jurisdiction
synod · altar · chancel · pulpit · sacristy · nave · baptistery · rectory
Of countryside or clergy care
- parishionersMembers of local congregation
- chaplainInstitutional clergy member
- curateSelect and present thoughtfully
- vicarClergy substitute for bishop
ministry · benevolence · charity · outreach · visitation · almsgiving · welfare · communion
ordination
Clergy appointment ceremony
diocese · synod · altar · chancel · pulpit · sacristy · nave · baptistery · rectory · canon
pastoral
Of countryside or clergy care
- parishionersMembers of local congregation
- chaplainInstitutional clergy member
- curateSelect and present thoughtfully
vicar · ministry · benevolence · charity · outreach · visitation · almsgiving · welfare · communion · baptism
clergy
Ordained religious officials collectively
- prelateSenior church official
- clericOrdained religious leader
- archbishopSenior prelate over province
bishop · elder · subdeacon · primate · cardinal · provost · dean · canon · appointment · succession
faith
Trust without proof
vows · sanctity · veneration · worship · prayer · calling · vocation · grace · reverence · humility
deaconshipspapacy
Pope's office and authority
pontificate · bishoprics · archbishoprics · priesthoods · pastorates