#cleric__churchman__divine__ecclesiastic a clergyman or other person in religious orders
supertype: #clergyman__reverend__man_of_the_cloth a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
instance: #Thomas_a_Kempis
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
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