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Greek for "enclosure." The narthex is an entryway or gathering room leading into a church. This area is sometimes also referred to as a "vestibule” or foyer.”. In the narthex people often gather before and after Divine Service to greet each other. It is an area bridging the sacred” and the secular”.
Jun 11, 2015 · The ecclesiastical nomenclature of these services is complex: one friend is having a collation and induction, another a licensing and installation, and the third an institution and induction. As I am a college chaplain, it has been a while since I have had these done to me, but, as a patron’s representative, I have been involved in a fair few of these services in recent years.
Jun 29, 2021 · A parochial vicar is a priest who is assigned to assist a pastor in the pastoral ministry of the parish. Prior to 1983 and the promulgation of the most recent Code of Canon Law, this position was called the “associate pastor” or “assistant pastor,” as both are priests in good standing who are given the responsibility to pastor a parish ...
An honorary title granted to a senior priest or outstanding lay person. To be named a Canon of the Cathedral is an honour bestowed by the bishop to recognize exemplary service to the wider Church. A law of the Church, governing its life and discipline. There are diocesan, provincial and national canons.
Glossary of church terms. Frequently as ked questions about the church often include the many cliches, theological terms, and vernacular used by ministers and laymen. Many of these terms originated from scripture or tradition, perhaps taken from Greek or Latin words, or from the old English vernacular of the King James Version.
Mar 29, 2013 · 1) An assembly of people gathered for religious worship; 2) a type of dicastery (or department) of the Curia, the Vatican's government. Each congregation is led by a prefect, who is a cardinal ...
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archbishop: A bishop elected by clerical and lay delegates of the synod of an ecclesiastical province; the senior official of an ecclesiastical province. Takes the titles of archbishop of the diocese (e.g. Archbishop of Saskatoon) and the metropolitan of the province (e.g. Metropolitan of Rupert’s Land). The Primate also carries the title of Archbishop of … Continued
