local clergy
Neighborhood religious leaders
Local clergy are the religious leaders serving a particular community or geographic area—the priests, ministers, rabbis, imams, or pastors of neighborhood churches, synagogues, mosques, and temples.
The phrase typically appears when these figures act collectively or are consulted as a group: Local clergy organized a vigil after the shooting.
The mayor met with local clergy to discuss the homeless crisis.
- pastorChristian congregation leader
- parish priestLocal church leader
- priestOne who performs sacraments
- man of the clothMale religious leader
- vicarClergy substitute for bishop
minister · reverend · holy orders · parish · pulpit · sermon · church service · Sunday mass · chapel · house of worship · prayer meeting · rectory · pastoral care · vestments · collar · bishop · deacon · parishioner
local clergychurch hierarchy
Ranked religious leadership structure
archbishops · cardinals · metropolitans · foreign missionaries
local clergylaity
Non-ordained church members
laypeople · congregation · parishioners · flock · churchgoers
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