noun🔗ShareIn the Anglican and Eastern Orthodox systems, a senior administrative official in a diocese, just under the bishop, often in charge of an archdeaconry. As a title, it can be filled by either a deacon or priest."The Bishop relies heavily on the Archdeacon to manage the churches and clergy within the northern part of the diocese. "religionorganizationpersontitletheologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading