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 with whom he was arguing would demur to such an authority; let him quote Paul, or Jude, or Peter, or John, but not Hernias; Hernias was not in the canon.
From The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine by E. Rameur
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