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

Mina Smallman, who retired in 2019, was the first woman from a minority ethnic background to hold the title of archdeacon in the Anglican church.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2020

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

Sanche Morlana, the archdeacon of Carcassonne, who is represented as bearing a leading part in the conspiracy, belonged to one of the noblest families of the city.

From A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II by Lea, Henry Charles