subdeacon
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Subdeacon is a ministry in various branches of Christianity. The subdeacon has a specific liturgical role and is placed below the deacon and above the acolyte in the order of precedence.
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- Subdeacons in the Eastern Orthodox Church
- Canonical discipline
- Function, vesture, and ordination
- Byzantine Rite
- The Western Rites
- Subdeacons in the Catholic Church
- Latin Church
- Eastern Catholic Churches
- Subdeacons in the Anglican Church
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Subdeacon is a ministry in various branches of Christianity. The subdeacon has a specific liturgical role and is placed below the deacon and above the acolyte in the order of precedence.
==Subdeacons in the Eastern Orthodox Church== thumb|250px|Russian Orthodox subdeacons (red stoles) surrounding a [[bishop.]] A subdeacon, also called hypodeacon, is the highest of the minor orders of clergy in the Eastern Orthodox Church. This order is higher than the reader and lower than the deacon.
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