archdeacon

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By the age of 24, Laval was ordained a priest; he was quickly named an archdeacon and eventually a bishop.

From Salon • Feb. 25, 2023

The investigation into Fr Griffin began because an official in the Anglican Diocese of London suggested to his archdeacon that he undertake a "brain dump" of information he had acquired before his retirement.

From BBC • Aug. 25, 2021

“In a situation like this, you feel you’re powerless,” said Abiade Lozama, an Anglican archdeacon based in the south of the country, which was hard hit by the quake.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 17, 2021

By contrast, Dr. Grantly, the old archdeacon, has limited administrative power but considerable real power, because it is rooted in a set of wide, deeply entrenched clan-family ties.

From The New Yorker • Apr. 27, 2015

The archdeacon drew Mr. Caffyn's attention to the clause in the contract by which the morality of every performance was secured, and strongly advised him to follow his own example and invest in the theater.

From The Vanity Girl by MacKenzie, Compton