Minor canon
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A minor canon is a member of staff on the establishment of a cathedral or a collegiate church. In at least one foundation the post may be known as "priest-vicar".[1]
Minor canons are clergy and take part in the daily services but are not part of the formal chapter.[2] They are sometimes, but not exclusively, more junior clergy, often chosen for their singing ability, who have already served a curacy, normally in a church.[3]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Lichfield Cathedral
- ^ "minor canon, n." OED Online. November 2010. Oxford University Press
- ^ "ABCD: a basic church dictionary" p52 Meakin, T: Norwich, Canterbury Press, 2001 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
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