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| x Bishop |
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A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East,...
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| x Roman Catholic Archbishop of Armagh | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Armagh |
The Archbishop of Armagh is a senior Irish cleric of the Roman Catholic Church. Like his Anglican counterpart, the Church of Ireland Archbishop of Armagh, he bears the title Primate of All Ireland. The present Archbishop is The Most Rev Dr Seán...
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| x Primate of All Ireland | Anglican Province of Armagh |
Primate of All Ireland is a title held by the Archbishops of Armagh, in both the Roman Catholic and Church of Ireland traditions, and signifies that within their respective churches they are the senior churchmen in the island of Ireland.
Although...
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| x Primate of Ireland | Anglican Province of Dublin |
Primate of Ireland is a title used by both the Roman Catholic and Church of Ireland Archbishops of Dublin. It is a title of honour denoting ceremonial precedence (primacy) over the other bishops in Ireland, second only to the Archbishops of Armagh,...
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| x Roman Catholic Archbishop of Dublin | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin |
Archbishop of Dublin (Irish: Ard-Easpuig Bhaile Átha Cliath) is the title of the senior cleric who presides over the Archdiocese of Dublin. The Church of Ireland has a similar role, heading the United Dioceses of Dublin and Glendalough. In both...
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Archbishop | Anglican Diocese of Armagh |
The Anglican Archbishop of Armagh is the ecclesiastical head of the Church of Ireland, the metropolitan of the Province of Armagh and the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Armagh.
The diocese traces its history to Saint Patrick in the 5th century,...
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| x Archbishop of Canterbury |
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The Archbishop of Canterbury is the chief bishop and principal leader of the Church of England, the symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion and the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Canterbury, the see that churches must be in communion...
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| x Dalai Lama |
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The Dalai Lama is a lineage of religious officials of the Gelug sect of Tibetan Buddhism. "Lama" is a general term referring to Tibetan Buddhist teachers. In religious terms, the Dalai Lama is believed by his devotees to be the rebirth of a long...
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| x Imam |
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An imam (Arabic: إمام plural ائمة A'immah, Persian: امام) is an Islamic leadership position, often the leader of a mosque and the community. Similar to spiritual leaders, the imam is the one who leads the prayer during Islamic gatherings. More...
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| x Pope |
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The pope (from Latin: "papa" or "father" from Greek πάπας, pápas, "papa", Papa in Italian) is the Bishop of Rome and as such, is leader of the worldwide Catholic Church (that is, both the Latin Rite and the Eastern Catholic Churches in full...
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| x Priest |
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A priest or priestess is a person having the authority or power to administer religious rites; in particular, rites of sacrifice to, and propitiation of, a deity or deities. Their office or position is the priesthood, a term which may also apply to...
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| x Prophet |
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In religion, a prophet is a person who has been contacted by, or has encountered, the supernatural or the divine, and serves as an intermediary with humanity, delivering this newfound knowledge from the supernatural entity to other humans. The...
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| x Augur |
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The augur was a priest and official in the classical world, especially ancient Rome and Etruria. His main role was to interpret the will of the gods by studying the flight of the birds (whether they are flying in groups/alone, what noises they make...
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| x Rabbi |
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Rabbi (pronounced /ˈræbaɪ/, Hebrew for "my master") is the term in Judaism for a religious teacher. The word rabbi derives from the Hebrew root word רַב, rav, which in biblical Hebrew means ‘great’ in many senses, including "revered." The word comes...
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| x Deacon |
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Deacon is a role in the Christian Church that is generally associated with service of some kind, but which varies among theological and denominational traditions. In many traditions, the diaconate, the term for a deacon's office, is a clerical...
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| x Ayatollah |
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Ayatollah (Persian: آيتالله āyatollāh from Arabic: آية الله, āyatu l-Lāh "Sign of God") is a high ranking title given to Usuli Twelver Shī‘ah clerics. Those who carry the title are experts in Islamic studies such as jurisprudence, ethics, and...
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| x Rector |
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The word rector ("ruler," from the Latin regere and rector meaning "teacher" in Latin) has a number of different meanings; they indicate an academic, religious or political administrator. The word is related to rectrix ("helmsman"), one of a bird's...
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| x Cardinal |
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A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official, usually a bishop, of the Catholic Church. They are collectively known as the College of Cardinals, which as a body elects a new pope. The duties of the cardinals include attending the meetings of the...
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| x Hazzan |
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A hazzan or chazzan (Hebrew: חַזָּן ħazzān, Modern Hebrew hazan, Yiddish khazn) is a Jewish cantor, a musician trained in the vocal arts who helps lead the congregation in songful prayer.
There are many rules relating to how a cantor should lead...
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| x Guru |
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A guru (Sanskrit: गुरु) is one who is regarded as having great knowledge, wisdom and authority in a certain area, and who uses it to guide others (teacher). As a principle for the development of consciousness it leads the creation from unreality to...
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| x Patriarch |
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Originally a patriarch was a man who exercised autocratic authority as a pater familias over an extended family. The system of such rule of families by senior males is called patriarchy. This is a Greek word, a composition of πατήρ (pater) meaning ...
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| x Chaplain |
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A chaplain is typically a priest, pastor, ordained deacon, rabbi, imam or other member of the clergy serving a group of people who are not organised as a mission or church, or who are unable to attend church for various reasons; such as health,...
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| x Archbishop of York |
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Archbishop of York is a high-ranking cleric in the Church of England, second only to the Archbishop of Canterbury. He is the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of York and metropolitan of the Province of York, which covers the northern portion of...
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| x Pastor |
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The word pastor usually refers to an ordained person within a Christian church. It comes from the Latin word pastorem, which means to shepherd.
In some countries the term is used in relation to Protestant churches. It can also used in reference to...
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| x Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem |
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The Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem is the head bishop of the Greek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem, ranking fourth of nine Patriarchs in the Eastern Orthodox Church. Since 2005, the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem has been Theophilos III....
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| x Metropolitan bishop |
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In Christian churches with episcopal polity, the rank of metropolitan bishop, or simply metropolitan, pertains to the diocesan bishop or archbishop (then more precisely called metropolitan archbishop) of a metropolis; that is, the chief city of a...
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| x Apostle |
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In the Latter Day Saint movement, an Apostle is a "special witness of the name of Jesus Christ who is sent to teach the principles of salvation to others." In many Latter Day Saint churches, an Apostle is a priesthood office of high authority within...
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| x President of the Church |
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In the Latter Day Saint movement, the President of the Church is generally considered to be the highest office of the church. It is the office held by Joseph Smith, Jr., founder of the movement, and the office assumed by many of Smith's claimed...
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| x Bishop of Lincoln |
The Bishop of Lincoln heads the (Anglican) Diocese of Lincoln in the Province of Canterbury. The bishops were in communion with the See of Rome until the English Reformation of the 1530s.
The present diocese covers the county of Lincolnshire. The...
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| x Bishop of Bristol |
The Bishop of Bristol heads the Church of England Diocese of Bristol in the Province of Canterbury, in England.
The present diocese covers parts of the counties of Somerset and Gloucestershire together with a small area of Wiltshire. The see is in...
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| x Quorums of the Seventy |
Seventy is a priesthood office in the Melchizedek priesthood of several denominations within the Latter Day Saint movement, including The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Traditionally, a Latter Day Saint holding this...
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| x Grand Mufti of Jerusalem |
The Grand Mufti of Jerusalem is the Sunni Muslim cleric in charge of Jerusalem's Islamic holy places, including the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
The first Qadi, Mohammed Tahir al-Husayni, was appointed by the Ottoman Empire, which administered Palestine from the...
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| x Mohel |
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A mohel (Hebrew:מוהל, plural mohelim, pronunciation: moy'el, mo'hel) is a Jewish man trained in the practice of Brit milah (circumcision).
For Jews, circumcision is mandatory, as it is prescribed in the Torah:
Biblically, the infant's father (avi...
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| x Bishop of Oxford |
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The Bishop of Oxford is the diocesan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Oxford in the Province of Canterbury; his seat is at Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford. The present incumbent, the 42nd, is John Lawrence Pritchard, who ceremonially began...
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| x Mufti |
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A mufti (Arabic: مفتي, muftī, Turkish: müftü) is a Sunni Islamic scholar who is an interpreter or expounder of Islamic law (Sharia). In religious administrative terms, a mufti to roughly equivalent to a deacon to a Sunni population. A muftiat or...
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| x General authority |
In The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), a general authority is a member of certain leadership organizations who are given administrative and ecclesiastical authority over the church. A general authority's jurisdiction is...
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| x Marja |
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Marjaʿ (Arabic/Persian: مرجع) (Plural: maraji), also known as a marja-i taqlid or marja dini (Arabic/Persian: مرجع تقليد / مرجع ديني), literally means "Source to Imitate/Follow" or "Religious Reference". It is the label provided to Shia authority, a...
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| x Chief Rabbi |
Chief Rabbi is a title given in several countries to the recognized religious leader of that country's Jewish community, or to a rabbinic leader appointed by the local secular authorities. Since 1911, through a capitulation by Rabbi Uziel, Israel...
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| x Minister of religion |
In Christian churches, a minister is someone who is authorized by a church or religious organization to perform clergy functions such as teaching of beliefs; performing services such as weddings, baptisms or funerals; or otherwise providing...
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| x Bishop of Chester |
The Bishop of Chester is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Chester in the Province of York.
The diocese expands across most of the historic county boundaries of Cheshire, including the Wirral Peninsula and has its see in the City of...
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| x Bishop of Derby |
The Bishop of Derby is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Derby in the Province of Canterbury, UK.
The diocese was formed from part of the Diocese of Southwell in 1927 under King George V and roughly covers the county of Derbyshire....
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| x Grand Mufti |
The title of Grand Mufti (Arabic: مفتي عام) refers to the highest official of religious law in a Sunni Muslim country. The Grand Mufti issues legal opinions and edicts, fatwa, on interpretations of Islamic law for private clients or to assist...
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| x Mashgiah |
In Judaism, a Mashgiach (Hebrew: משגיח, pl. משגיחים, mashgichim) is a person who supervises the kashrut status of a kosher establishment.
A mashgiah may supervise any type of food service establishment, including slaughterhouses, food manufacturers,...
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| x Archbishop of St Andrews and Edinburgh |
The Archbishop of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh. The archdiocese covers an area of 5,504 km². The Metropolitan see is in the City of Edinburgh where the seat is located...
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| x Bishop of Norwich |
The Bishop of Norwich is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Norwich in the Province of Canterbury.
The diocese covers most of the County of Norfolk and part of Suffolk. The see is in the City of Norwich where the seat is located at the...
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| x Bishop |
Bishop is the highest priesthood office of the Aaronic priesthood in the Latter Day Saint movement. A bishop is usually the leader of a local congregation of church members. The Latter Day Saint concept of the office differs significantly from the...
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| x Auxiliary bishop |
An auxiliary bishop, in the Roman Catholic Church, is an additional bishop assigned to a diocese because the diocesan bishop is unable to perform his functions, the diocese is so extensive that it requires more than one bishop to administer, or the...
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| x Founder |
Founder may refer to:
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| x Archpriest |
An archpriest is a priest with supervisory duties over a number of parishes. The term is most often used in Eastern Orthodoxy and Eastern Catholic Churches, although it may be used in the Latin rite of the Roman Catholic Church instead of dean or...
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| x Gabbai |
A Gabbai (Hebrew: גבאי) (or sometimes: Shamash שמש) is a person who assists in the running of a synagogue and ensures that the needs are met, for example the Jewish prayer services run smoothly, or an assistant to a rabbi (particularly the...
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| x Posek |
Posek (Hebrew פוסק, IPA: [po·ˈseq], pl. Poskim, פוסקים) is the term in Jewish law for "decider"—a legal scholar who decides the Halakha in cases of law where previous authorities are inconclusive.
The decision of a posek is known as a psak din or...
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| x Archbishop of Edmonton and Western Canada |
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The Western Eparchy is an eparchy of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada, which itself is under the Ecumenical Patriarchate. The current bishop for the eparchy is his Grace Bishop Ilarion (Roman Rudnyk), and he is stylized as: Bishop of Edmonton...
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| x Quan Yin Method |
The term Quan Yin Method (also Guan Yin Method) was coined in 1985 by the self titled spiritual teacher, Supreme Master Ching Hai, to describe the type of meditation that she practices and teaches. The spelling is an idiosyncratic romanisation of a...
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| x Clerk of the Closet |
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The College of Chaplains of the Ecclesiastical Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom is under the Clerk of the Closet, an office dating from 1437. It is normally held by a diocesan bishop, who may however remain in office after leaving...
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| x Bishop of Riverina |
The Diocese of Riverina is one of 23 dioceses that make the Anglican Church of Australia. The diocese covers 37% of New South Wales, including the Riverina and the Far West of the State. The main population centres within the Diocese of Riverina...
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| x Chaplain of the United States Senate |
The Chaplain of the United States Senate opens each session of the United States Senate with a prayer. The Chaplain is appointed by majority vote of the members of the Senate. All chaplains have been Christian-based, however there is no rule saying...
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| x Bishop of Durham |
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The Bishop of Durham is the Anglican bishop responsible for the diocese of Durham in the province of York. The Diocese is one of the oldest in the country and its bishop is a member of the House of Lords. The current Bishop of Durham is Nicholas...
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| x Bishop of Bangor |
The Bishop of Bangor is the Ordinary of the Church in Wales Diocese of Bangor. The diocese covers the counties of Anglesey, most of Caernarfonshire and Merionethshire and a small part of Montgomeryshire. The see is in the city of Bangor where the...
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