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Rectors

In the Anglican Church, a cleric in charge of a parish and who owns the tithes of it.

📖 Definitions of "Rectors"

noun
  1. 1

    In the Anglican Church, a cleric in charge of a parish and who owns the tithes of it.

  2. 2

    In the Roman Catholic Church, a cleric with managerial as well as spiritual responsibility for a church or other institution.

  3. 3

    A priest or bishop who is in charge of a parish or in an administrative leadership position in a theological seminary or academy.

  4. 4

    In a Protestant church, a pastor in charge of a church with administrative and pastoral leadership combined.

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