Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Agents Facet
3. People (hierarchy name)
4. people (agents)
5. [people by occupation]
6. [people in the humanities]
7. [people in religion and related occupations]
8. people in religion
9. clergy
10. Christian clergy

Narrower term/s

• archdeacons

Anotations

Scope note:

Subordinate officers in a Christian church who assist priests or ministers in administrative, financial, and pastoral duties. In many churches, deaconesses are a separate order of parish assistants.