John James (archdeacon Of The Seychelles)
John Charles James was Archdeacon of the Seychelles. James was educated at Keble College, Oxford and Lincoln Theological College; and ordained in 1971. His first post was a curacy in South Shields. He was Priest in charge at St Mary, Jarrow before his time as Archdeacon; and Vicar of Mylor, Cornwall with Flushing.''Church news.'' The Times ''The Times'' is a British daily national newspaper based in London. It began in 1785 under the title ''The Daily Universal Register'', adopting its current name on 1 January 1788. ''The Times'' and its sister paper ''The Sunday Times'' (fou ... (London, England), Monday, December 23, 1991; pg. 12; Issue 64210 References Living people 20th-century Anglican priests 21st-century Anglican priests Alumni of Keble College, Oxford Archdeacons of the Seychelles Year of birth missing (living people) {{UK-Anglican-clergy-stub ...
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Archdeacon
An archdeacon is a senior clergy position in the Church of the East, Chaldean Catholic Church, Syriac Orthodox Church, Anglican Communion, St Thomas Christians, Eastern Orthodox churches and some other Christian denominations, above that of most clergy and below a bishop. In the High Middle Ages it was the most senior diocesan position below a bishop in the Catholic Church. An archdeacon is often responsible for administration within an archdeaconry, which is the principal subdivision of the diocese. The ''Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church'' has defined an archdeacon as "A cleric having a defined administrative authority delegated to him by the bishop in the whole or part of the diocese.". The office has often been described metaphorically as that of ''oculus episcopi'', the "bishop's eye". Roman Catholic Church In the Latin Catholic Church, the post of archdeacon, originally an ordained deacon (rather than a priest), was once one of great importance as a senior o ...
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