#clergyman__reverend__man_of_the_cloth a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
exclusion: #layman
supertype: #spiritual_leader__spiritualleader a leader in religious or sacred affairs
instance: #Henry_Ward_Beecher #John_Donne #John_Keble #Martin_Luther_King_Jr. #John_Wesley #Roger_Williams
member of: #clergy
subtype: #archdeacon (Anglican Church) an ecclesiastical dignitary usually ranking just below a bishop
subtype: #archpriest__hierarch__high_priest__prelate__primate a senior clergyman
instance: #William_Ralph_Inge__Inge__the_Gloomy_Dean #Francisco_Jimenez_de_Cisneros__Jimenez_de_Cisneros #John_Henry_Newman__Newman__Cardinal_Newman #Cardinal_Richelieu__Richelieu__Duc_de_Richelieu__Armand_Jean_du_Plessis #Desmond_Tutu__Tutu #James_Ussher__Ussher__Usher__James_Usher #William_of_Wykeham__Wykeham__wykeham #Stefan_Wyszynski__Wyszynski
subtype: #chaplain a clergyman ministering to some institution
subtype: #hospital_chaplain a chaplain in a hospital
subtype: #military_chaplain__padre__Holy_Joe__sky_pilot__skypilot a chaplain in one of the military services
subtype: #prison_chaplain a chaplain in a prison
subtype: #cleric__churchman__divine__ecclesiastic a clergyman or other person in religious orders
subtype: #bishop a clergyman having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches (Anglican Communion and Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic) to be successors of the twelve apostles of Christ
subtype: #archbishop a bishop of highest rank
instance: #Saint_Anselm__Anselm__St_Anselm #Saint_Thomas_a_Becket__Becket__Thomas_a_Becket__St_Thomas_a_Becket
subtype: #cardinal (Roman Catholic Church) one of a group of more than 100 prominent bishops in the Sacred College who advise the Pope and elect new Popes
subtype: #dean.cardinal (Roman Catholic) the head of the College of Cardinals
instance: #Roberto_Francesco_Romolo_Bellarmine__Bellarmine__Bellarmino__Cardinal_Bellarmine #Cesare_Borgia__Borgia
subtype: #diocesan a bishop having jurisdiction over a diocese
subtype: #primus the presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church of Scotland
subtype: #suffragan_bishop__suffraganbishop__suffragan an assistant or subordinate bishop of a diocese
subtype: #vicar_apostolic a titular Roman Catholic bishop in a non-Catholic area
instance: #Bishop_Berkeley__Berkeley__George_Berkeley #Saint_Ignatius__Ignatius__St_Ignatius #St_Martin__Martin #Bishop_Ulfilas__Ulfilas__Ulfila__Bishop_Ulfila__Wulfila__Bishop_Wulfila
subtype: #ordainer a cleric who ordains; a cleric who admits someone to holy orders
subtype: #pardoner a medieval cleric who raised money for the church by selling papal indulgences
subtype: #absolver someone who grants absolution
instance: #Thomas_a_Kempis__a_Kempis
subtype: #curate__minister__parson__pastor__rector a person authorized to conduct religious worship
subtype: #ministrant someone who serves as a minister
subtype: #Catholic_deacon__deacon a cleric ranking just below a priest in Roman Catholic churches
subtype: #dominus__dominu__dominie__domine__dominee a clergyman; especially a settled minister or parson
subtype: #officiant a clergyman who officiates at a religious ceremony or service
subtype: #ordinand a person being ordained
subtype: #ordinary.clergyman a clergyman appointed to prepare condemned prisoners for death
subtype: #postulator.clergyman (Roman Catholic Church) someone who proposes or pleads for a candidate for beatification or canonization
subtype: #preacher_man__preacher__sermonizer someone who occupation is preaching the gospel
subtype: #evangelist__revivalist__gospeler__gospeller a preacher of the Christian gospel
subtype: #televangelist an evangelist who conducts services on television
instance: #William_Franklin_Graham__Graham__Billy_Graham #Aimee_Semple_McPherson__McPherson #Dwight_Lyman_Moody__Moody #Oral_Roberts__Roberts
instance: #John_Bunyan__Bunyan
subtype: #priest a clergyman in many Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites
subtype: #canon.priest a priest who is a member of a cathedral chapter
subtype: #prebendary a canon who receives a prebend for serving the church
subtype: #celebrant an officiating priest celebrating the Eucharist
subtype: #confessor a priest who hears confession and gives absolution
subtype: #Father__Padre `Father' is a term of address for priests in some churches (especially Roman or Orthodox Catholic); `Padre' is frequently used in the military
subtype: #Monsignor (Roman Catholic Church) an ecclesiastical title of honor bestowed on some priests
subtype: #pontifex (ancient Rome) a member of the highest council of priests in ancient Rome
subtype: #priestess__priestes a woman priest
subtype: #vicar a Roman Catholic priest who acts for another higher-ranking clergyman
instance: #Aaron #Saint_Dominic__Dominic__St_Dominic__Domingo_de_Guzman
subtype: #shepherd a clergyman who watches over a group of people
subtype: #Church-of_England_vicar__vicar (Church of England) a clergyman appointed to act as priest of a parish
subtype: #US-Episcopal-Church_vicar__vicar (US Episcopal Church) a clergyman in charge of a chapel
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