# Anglican Rankings

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anglican-rankings/157382>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [February 25, 2003, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anglican-rankings/157382 "2003-02-25T12:34:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![YoungTrafford](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/7ea924/32.png) [@YoungTrafford](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YoungTrafford)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2003, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anglican-rankings/157382/1 "2003-02-25T12:34:01Z")

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What’s the differnece between a vicar and a reverand? Seems they are of equal rank in the CoE, but different clergy seem to have different titles.

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**Author:** ![johncole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5f9b8f/32.png) [@johncole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johncole)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2003, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anglican-rankings/157382/2 "2003-02-25T13:06:58Z")

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For the Episcopal church (an autonomous division of the Anglican Communion - mainly in Scotland and the USA), [this site](http://users2.ev1.net/~ProvidenceChurch/episcopalian_terminology.htm), and [this one[/UR]L give expalanations of specific terminology.

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> **Vicar**  
> From the Latin word vicarius, meaning “a substitute.” An English term referring to a priest in charge of a mission. Technically, the diocesan bishop is the rector of all diocesan missions, and vicars are appointed to their mission by the local diocesan bishop to represent him or her. The term “Vicar” is still the terminology used today to describe an English priest in who is charge of a congregation

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> The **Reverend**

An honorific title given to ordained clergy in most Christian churches. The correct form of address is “The Reverend John Doe,” and never “Reverend John Doe.”

The Catholic terminology is given [URL=http://www.newadvent.org/]here]([http://www.holycross.net/anonline.htm](http://www.holycross.net/anonline.htm)).

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**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2003, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anglican-rankings/157382/3 "2003-02-25T13:08:10Z")

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That’s one big link…

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**Author:** ![CBCD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9fc348/32.png) [@CBCD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CBCD)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2003, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anglican-rankings/157382/4 "2003-02-25T13:09:29Z")

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I believe Vicar is a particular position in a parish, and Reverand is a general title for an ordained minister. In the Episcopal Church in the US, the clergy member in charge of a parish is known as the Rector. Rector is akin to Vicar in the CofE. The Curate is the #2 in the parish. Both are ordained ministers, and both may be addressed by the title "Reverand’.  
This is an empirical conclusion on my part.

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**Author:** ![johncole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5f9b8f/32.png) [@johncole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johncole)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2003, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anglican-rankings/157382/5 "2003-02-25T13:11:34Z")

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Sorry, can a moderator correct the miscoded URL in my post.

The links are:

Episcopalian [here](http://users2.ev1.net/~ProvidenceChurch/episcopalian_terminology.htm) and [here](http://www.holycross.net/anonline.htm)

[catholic](http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/)