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

She became the first female Church of England archdeacon from a black or ethnic-minority background in 2013.

From BBC • Dec. 6, 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

Now, around one-third of clerics are women, and women can hold senior positions such as canon or archdeacon.

From New York Times • Jul. 14, 2014

In 1698 he was appointed regius professor of Greek at Oxford, and in 1704 was made archdeacon of Oxford.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" by Various