Home›Christianity Roles›Status Today›Living tradition, practised todayBrowse ByLiving tradition, practised todayThis page groups roles by whether they are still filled today. Wikipedia notes that "in the Jewish tradition, a religious leader is often a rabbi (teacher) or hazzan (cantor)," titles still in ordinary use. Browsing by status today lets a visitor separate a role still actively filled from one now only historical.FactsLiving tradition, practised todaySourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsDirectoryCategoryWell-attestedReligious Roles & Titles 1Living tradition, practised todayFilter Results30 entriesOrigin Period Start YearAll50 (2)100 (2)270 (1)300 (5)325 (2)350 (1)550 (2)1059 (1)1100 (1)1209 (1)1541 (1)MembershipAllMen only (2)Women only (2)Authority ScopeAllA national church or body (1)A region: a diocese, a province or an eparchy (4)No institutional authority; the standing is personal (1)One congregation, house or temple (6)The whole tradition, or a claim to it (1)Ordination PracticeAllCelibacy required of the ordained (4)Conferred by a teacher's certification of learning (1)Conferred by appointment from a higher authority (3)Conferred by election (4)Married clergy permitted (1)Open to women and men (1)Ordination is into a monastic order, not to a congregation (2)Restricted to men (7)Restricted to women (2)Varies between provinces or member bodies (3)TraditionAllChristianity (30)Hellenic Polytheism (Hellenismos) (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 30AbbessLiving tradition, practised todayAbbotLiving tradition, practised todayArchbishopLiving tradition, practised todayArchdeaconLiving tradition, practised todayArchimandriteLiving tradition, practised todayBishopLiving tradition, practised todayCardinalLiving tradition, practised todayCatholicosLiving tradition, practised todayChaplainLiving tradition, practised todayChristian Science PractitionerLiving tradition, practised todayCurateLiving tradition, practised todayDeaconLiving tradition, practised todayElderLiving tradition, practised todayEvangelistLiving tradition, practised todayExarchLiving tradition, practised todayFriarLiving tradition, practised todayHieromonkLiving tradition, practised todayMetropolitanLiving tradition, practised todayMinisterLiving tradition, practised todayMissionaryLiving tradition, practised todayMonkLiving tradition, practised todayMonsignorLiving tradition, practised todayNunLiving tradition, practised todayPastorLiving tradition, practised todayPatriarchLiving tradition, practised todayPopeLiving tradition, practised todayPriestLiving tradition, practised todaySaintLiving tradition, practised todaySuperintendentLiving tradition, practised todayVicarLiving tradition, practised todaySources1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Treetier 1Divinity Atlas Directory Prose, First Edition Category Descriptionstier 1Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.