subdeacon
Below the deacon
A subdeacon is a member of the clergy ranking below a deacon in certain Christian churches, particularly Eastern Orthodox and traditional Catholic traditions.
The role typically involves assisting during liturgical services—preparing the altar, reading scripture, and attending to the deacon and priest.
In the Roman Catholic Church, the subdiaconate was abolished as a major order in 1972.
One who performs sacraments
- bishopDiocesan clergy head
- acolyteClergy's ceremonial assistant
- lectorOne who recites aloud
- cantorLiturgical music leader
sacristan · clergy · assistant · minister · server · attendant · helper · ordination
Formal literary letter
- chaliceOrnate ritual drinking vessel
- patenEucharistic bread dish
- cruetsSmall condiment bottles
- altarSacred ritual table
procession · mass · liturgy · gospel · vestments · incense · censer · sanctuary
Liturgical forearm garment
priest
One who performs sacraments
cantor · sacristan · clergy · assistant · minister · server · attendant · helper · ordination · minor orders
epistle
Formal literary letter
altar · procession · mass · liturgy · gospel · vestments · incense · censer · sanctuary · sacristy
maniple
Liturgical forearm garment
Eastern Orthodox
Ancient Christian communion
- ByzantineOf Constantinople's civilization
- Roman CatholicChristian denomination led from Vatican
- AnglicanChurch of England member
Coptic · Armenian · apostolic · patriarchate · diocese · parish · church · cathedral · basilica · monastery
subdeaconpope
Catholic Church's supreme leader
patriarch · archbishop · bishop · pontiff · cardinal
subdeaconlayperson
Non-specialist or unordained person
laity · layman · congregant · laywoman · parishioner
deacon, archdeacon, diocesan, deaconess, deacons, deaconesses, diaconate, diaconal, archdeacons