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
a priest who is on a bishop's staff and who exercises some administrative supervision over parishes, missions, priests, or programs for the bishop; archdeacons are referred to as "The Venerable" [The Ven ]: The Venerable Hudson Stuck Salutation in letter: "Dear Archdeacon Stuck" or "Dear Mr Stuck" The title `Reverend' is not used if Venerable is used Archdeacons sometimes wear purple instead of black cassocks
A priest (or increasingly, a deacon) who is part of a bishop's staff and who usually has some administrative supervision over missions for the bishop Archdeacons are referred to as "The Venerable" [The Ven ]: The Venerable John Q Beckwith (The title "Reverend" is not used if Venerable is used ) Archdeacons sometimes wear purple cassocks instead of black ones, or black cassocks with purple piping
The highest-ranking Deacon in a diocese, with a specific role in pontifical services Archdeacons were formerly used by Bishops to assess the skills, learning, and moral standing of the Priests
An archdeacon is a high-ranking clergyman who works as an assistant to a bishop, especially in the Anglican church. a priest of a high rank in the Anglican church who works under a bishop
A deacon who is part of a bishop's staff and who has some supervision over missions Archdeacons are referred to as "The Venerable" [The Ven ]: for example, the Venerable Wilson Lyman The title "Reverend" is not used if Venerable is used
a senior member of the clergy who exercises pastoral oversight of part of a diocese under the bishop The Diocese in Europe is divided into seven archdeaconries, the Lusitanian Church into two archdeaconries, and the Spanish Church into three archdeaconries (see text)