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There are three orders of clergy : deacons, priests and bishops. Deacons conduct services, visit the sick, can baptise, take funerals and so on. Priests can do all of a deacon's ministry with the addition that he/she can absolve from sin, give God's blessing and bless the bread and wine at Hol Communion. Bishops can do all of a deacon and priest's ministry but can also confirm and ordain.

All other 'ranks' are administrative

A curate is a deacon or priest who is assistant to a parish priest either permanentl or as a trainee.

A vicar is a priest in charge of a parish - an area of the country that has a parish church - and has pastoral responsibility of everone in the parish whether church members or not. Some parishes have rectors instead of vicars. This is an historical title and refers to the different tithes that were paid to him - but basicallyy rectors are vicars in all but name.

A Chaplain is a lay-person, deacon or priest who has pastoral care of an institution like a school or hospital or army camp, or is a personal assistant of a senior member of thhe clergy such as a bishop.

Rural or Urban Deans are senior vicars who chair the deanery chapter of clergy. They are responsible for services in the churches in their patch (the dener) if there is a vacancy there, and organise the installation of new clergy.

A Canon or Prebendary (depending on the tradition of the diocese) is a vicar who has been given an honorary title for long or distinguised service. He is given a seat in the Cathedral chapter in return for preaching at the Cathedral once or twice a year.

The archdeacon is a priest who assists the bishop. He has overall responsibility of several deaneries in his archdeconry. Some call him the 'eyes and ears' of the bishop locally.

The Dean of a cathedral is the vicar of the Cathedral Church in which the Bishop is actually a guest. The dean, and not the bishop, is actually in charge of the cathedral.

The Bishop is the leader of a group of archdeaconries called a diocese. His throne - the 'cathedra' - is housed in the main church of the diocese - the cathedral.

The Chancellor is a priest on the Bishop's staff who is responsibility for teaching and theological study cross the diocese and for encouraging clerg to continue study whilst in service.

The archbishop is a senior bishop with oversight of a group of dioceses called a province. In England and Wales there are three archbishops - the Archbishop of Wales, the Archbishop of York and the Archbishop of Canterbury. The Archbishop of Canterbur is not just the archbishop of the Canterbur province, but is also the spiritual leader of the whole of the Anglican Church worldwide.

The reigning monarch (ie Queen Elizabeth II ) is the 'supreme governor' of the Church of England, under Jesus Christ, the head of the Church.

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