https://www.anglicanwiki.org/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Clergy 2026-06-09T14:30:12Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.42.3 https://www.anglicanwiki.org/index.php?title=Clergy&diff=1241&oldid=prev 2026-01-16T18:46:46Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 18:46, 16 January 2026</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l1">Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[File:Monuments of the early church (1901) (14596859130).jpg|thumb|213x213px|Clergy in the Early Church]]</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[File:Monuments of the early church (1901) (14596859130).jpg|thumb|213x213px|Clergy in the Early Church]]</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The term '''clergy''' or '''cleric(s)''' refers to a person or <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">persons </del>in ordained ministry. Within Christianity, this office was historically reserved to men.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The term '''clergy''' or '''cleric(s)''' refers to a person<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">, persons, </ins>or <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">estate </ins>in ordained ministry. Within Christianity, this office was historically reserved to men<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">. It is often contrasted with non-clerical members of the church called [[laity]].</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div> </div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">== Ranks of Holy Order ==</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">The mark of holy ministry is traditionally viewed as a single order, differentiated by three degrees. The [[deacon]] is the first and most inferior office, the [[Priesthood (Anglican)|priest]] is the second office, and the [[bishop]] is the highest office by rank and jurisdiction</ins>.</div></td></tr> </table>

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<p>Created page with &quot;<a href="/index.php?title=File:Monuments_of_the_early_church_(1901)_(14596859130).jpg" title="File:Monuments of the early church (1901) (14596859130).jpg">thumb|213x213px|Clergy in the Early Church</a> The term &#039;&#039;&#039;clergy&#039;&#039;&#039; or &#039;&#039;&#039;cleric(s)&#039;&#039;&#039; refers to a person or persons in ordained ministry. Within Christianity, this office was historically reserved to men.&quot;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>[[File:Monuments of the early church (1901) (14596859130).jpg|thumb|213x213px|Clergy in the Early Church]]<br /> The term &#039;&#039;&#039;clergy&#039;&#039;&#039; or &#039;&#039;&#039;cleric(s)&#039;&#039;&#039; refers to a person or persons in ordained ministry. Within Christianity, this office was historically reserved to men.</div>

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