church officer

Noun
  1. A church official (synset 109942257)
    is a type of: functionary, official - a worker who holds or is invested with an office
    subtypes:
    • churchwarden - an officer in the Episcopal church who helps a parish priest with secular matters
    • deacon, protestant deacon - a Protestant layman who assists the minister
    • elder - any of various church officers
    • sacristan, sexton - an officer of the church who is in charge of sacred objects
    • verger - a church officer who takes care of the interior of the building and acts as an attendant (carries the verge) during ceremonies
    • vestryman - a man who is a member of a church vestry
    • vestrywoman - a woman who is a member of a church vestry

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