Archdeacon (disambiguation)

Archdeakon , also archdeacon or protodiacon , (Greek archi- , arch- 'and diakonos , servant, helper') means:

• Archdeacon , deputy to a bishop in the Middle Ages and early modern times
• Cardinal protodeacon , longest serving cardinal deacon
• Vicar General (Catholic Churches, today), deputy to a diocesan bishop and head of the diocesan administration
• Archdeacon (Protestant churches) , formerly the second pastor of a city church
• Archdeacon (Anglican Church) , head of the church district
• Archdeacon (Orthodoxy) , a particularly honored monk deacon (originally the first deacon of a monastery, today more broadly defined)
• Archdeacon (Thomas Christians) , until 1706 the head of the Thomas Christians of India; the office has expired

See also:

• Deacon #History of the diaconate
• Archdeacon

This is a disambiguation page for differentiating between several terms identified with the same word.