Dean (Christianity)

Portrait of Dutch Deacon Jacobus Johannes Graaf (1839–1924)

A dean, in an ecclesiastical context, is a cleric holding certain positions of authority within a religious hierarchy. The title is used mainly in the Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion, and many Lutheran denominations. A dean's assistant is called a sub-dean.


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