bishop下一级的圣职者,副监督
Archdeacon \Arch`dea"con\, n. [AS. arcediacon, archidiacon, L. archidiaconus, fr. Gr. ?. See {Arch-}, pref., and {Deacon}.] In England, an ecclesiastical dignitary, next in rank below a bishop, whom he assists, and by whom he is appointed, though with independent authority. --Blackstone.
archdeacon n : (Anglican Church) an ecclesiastical dignitary usually ranking just below a bishop