protodeacon

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

proto- +‎ deacon

Noun[edit]

protodeacon (plural protodeacons)

  1. A highly ranked non-monastic deacon who has special privileges.
  2. In the Catholic Church, most senior Cardinal, in charge of presenting the newly elected Pope by saying habemus papam.
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