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deacon (deaconess) [ˈdiːkən, ˈdiːkənıs] N (基督教会的)

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He was ordained deacon in 1825, and priest in 1826, and held the office of college tutor from 1822 to 1834.
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His father was a deacon in that church, and his father a sub-deacon.
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That same year, he was ordained as a transitional deacon.
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Although he was ordained as a deacon while at the seminary he left without being ordained to the priesthood.
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He was ordained deacon in 1823, and priest in the following year.
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At present nine of the fifty deacons are women.
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All congregations also have a number of deacons who assist the church council with more practical matters.
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A deacon cares for members and friends in the temporal aspects of life.
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Some congregations and districts have women who have a similar role to a deacon.
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Conference leadership was composed of five bishops plus ministers and deacons from the congregations.
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