What Does an Anglican Archdeacon Do

Appointed by the bishop, the archdeacon was charged with the duties of preaching, supervising the deacons and their work, and supervising the distribution of alms.

Is an archdeacon higher than a priest?

The lower ranks of the diaconate are deacon, subdeacon, lector and cantor, the holders of which ranks the Coptic people generically refer to as “deacons”. However, the rank of archdeacon is lower than the rank of a priest.

How do you address Anglican archdeacon?

Spelling out ‘the Venerable (Full Name)’ is always preferred. But when space is an issue ‘the Ven. (Full Name)’ can be used.

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