Protodeacon

Protodeacon derives from the Greek proto- meaning first and diakonos, meaning deacon. The word in English refers to either:

• an honorific rank given to certain married deacons in Eastern Christian churches (the equivalent for Hierodeacons—i.e., monastic deacons—is Archdeacon);
• the ranking Cardinal Deacon of the Holy Roman Church

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