Anglican Terminology

The following terms have traditional meanings for the Anglican Church , and possibly beyond:

A churchman is in principle a member of a church Congregation , in practice someone in holy orders.

A clergyman can be assumed to be in holy orders. The ''' might be Catholic , Anglo-Catholic or Orthodox Christian . A Minister might belong to any Protestant church (not Catholic).

A Pastor is the senior local minister (or priest), for example in a Parish .

A Preacher , from the Anglican point of view, is a Colloquialism used for a clergyman rather than a formal title — or it may be someone who preaches.

A Canon is a priest who is specifically attached to a Cathedral and has some responsibility in its organisation.

A Prebendary is a type of canon.

A Dean is the head canon.

A subdean is a dean's deputy.

A Prelate has some canonical jurisdiction; in practice this is a close synonym of Bishop .

An Archbishop has an Archdiocese ; in practice Metropolitan Bishop means much the same.

A ''' might simply be someone Literate .

Vicar s, Rector s and Curate s are different types of Parish Priest s.

A Deacon or Deaconess is a particular status within those who are ordained.

An Archdeacon has an administrative post at Diocese level.

A Chaplain is seconded to some institution, or a family; there is no implication about Denomination .

A divine (noun) meant someone learned in Theology , which was traditionally called Divinity , really the Latinate equivalent.

Churchwarden s, Verger s and Sexton s are auxiliaries.

Some of these terms are obsolescent. ''Divine'' is probably not current, and ''prelate'' is now uncommon.

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