Dean (Christianity)
A dean, in a church context, is a cleric holding certain positions of authority within a religious hierarchy. The title is used mainly in the Anglican Communion, the Roman Catholic Church, and the Lutheran Church.
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“Confession, alas, is the new handshake.”
—Richard Dean Rosen (b. 1949)