In the Church of England and Roman Catholic Church, a deanery is a collection of parishes within an archdeaconry. The more formal name, rural deanery, is less often used. The Church of England is the officially established Christian church[1] in England, and acts as the mother and senior branch of the worldwide Anglican Communion, as well as a founding member of the Porvoo Communion. ... The Roman Catholic Church or Catholic Church (see Terminology below) is the Christian Church in full communion with the Bishop of Rome, currently Pope Benedict XVI. It traces its origins to the original Christian community founded by Jesus, with its traditions first established by the Twelve Apostles and maintained through... A parish is a type of administrative subdivision. ... An archdeacon is a senior position in some Christian churches, above that of most clergy and below a bishop. ...

The deanery is presided over by the rural dean. A dean, in a church context, is a cleric holding certain positions of authority within a religious hierarchy. ...

The deanery synod has a membership of all clergy who are licensed to a parish within the deanery, plus elected lay members from every parish. A synod (also known as a council) is a council of a church, usually a Christian church, convened to decide an issue of doctrine, administration or application. ...

The term Deanery is also used to apply to the ecclesiastical districts of Jersey and Guernsey, which are Royal Peculiars and whose Deans hold a status more equivalent to an Archdeacon than a rural dean. An archdeacon is a senior position in some Christian churches, above that of most clergy and below a bishop. ...

See also

• Deanery of Alresford
• Deanery Gardens, Sonning

The Deanery of Alresford lies within the Diocese of Winchester in England. ... The Deanery (or Deanery Gardens) is a house designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens in Sonning, Berkshire, England, between 1899 and 1901, in the style of the Arts and Crafts movement. ... The Thames near Sonning Sonning is a small village in Berkshire, England a few miles east of Reading. ...

References

• MacMorran K. M. and Briden T. A Handbook for Churchwardens and Parochial Church Councillors, Continuum (2001) ISBN 0-8264-6308-8