The term secular clergy refers to deacons and priests who are not monastics or members of a religious institute. They are referred to also as the diocesan or sometimes (in the case of an archdiocese) as archdiocesan clergy.
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“When a woman starts out in the world on a mission, secular or religious, she should leave her feminine charms at home.”
—Jane Grey Swisshelm (1815–1884)
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—Henry VIII (1491–1547)