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

“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

"Nicole and Bibaa were the daughters of our former archdeacon and good friend Mina Smallman," he said.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2020

“The patriarch is going against the current in much of Orthodoxy,” said the Rev. John Chryssavgis, an archdeacon of the church and adviser on environmental issues.

From New York Times • Dec. 4, 2012

Mr. Froude is a Devonshire man, son of a Protestant archdeacon.

From Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches by McCarthy, Justin