different between archbishop vs archdeacon

English

Alternative forms

• (abbreviations): abp., Abp.

Etymology

From Middle English erchebischop, archebischop, from Old English ær?ebis?op (“archbishop”), from Late Latin or Ecclesiastical Latin archiepiscopus, from Ancient Greek ????????????? (arkhiepískopos), from ????- (arkhi-, “first, chief”) +? ????????? (epískopos, “overseer”), from ????????? (episkopé?, “I watch over”), from ??? (epí, “over”) +? ?????? (skopé?, “I examine”), equivalent to arch- +? bishop.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /??(?)t?.b??.?p/
• (US) IPA^(key): /??t?.b??.?p/

Noun

archbishop (plural archbishops, feminine archbishopess)

1. A senior bishop who is in charge of an archdiocese, and presides over a group of dioceses called a province (in Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Anglicanism, etc.)

Related terms

• archbishopdom
• archbishopric
• archbishopship
• archepiscopal
• bishop
• bishopric
• episcopal

Translations

See also

• archdiocese
• diocese
• Excellency
• Grace
• prelate
• primate

English

Etymology

From arch- +? deacon, or Late Latin archidiaconus.

Noun

archdeacon (plural archdeacons)

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.

Derived terms

• archdeaconry
• archdeaconship

Related terms

• archidiaconal

Translations