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What is an archdeacon?

What is an archdeacon? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (ecclesiastical) In the Anglican and Eastern Orthodox systems, a senior administrative official in a diocese, just under the bishop, often in charge of an archdeaconry. As a title, it can be filled by either a deacon or priest.
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The archdeacon John Collas will administer the Adelaide diocese until a new archbishop is found early next year.
Theobald put forward his archdeacon, Thomas Becket, the son of a London merchant, who had demonstrated the brilliance of his mind in Theobald's service.
The daughter of an archdeacon and a mathematics teacher, she was ranked continuously in the world top 10 from 1967 to 1979 and was British No 1 for 10 years.
One finds oneself going into a room and meeting an archdeacon, and becoming completely tongue-tied.
Although he was canon and prebendary of Llandaff from 1295, and from 1299 archdeacon of Shropshire, he was only a moderate pluralist.
They hastily gathered three bishops to lay hands on the archdeacon as his successor.

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