types:
cantor,
hazan
the official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical part of the service and sings or chants the prayers intended to be performed as solos
Catholicos
the ecclesiastical title of the leaders of the Nestorian and Armenian churches
Evangelist
(when capitalized) any of the spiritual leaders who are assumed to be authors of the Gospels in the New Testament: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John
patriarch
title for the heads of the Eastern Orthodox Churches (in Istanbul and Alexandria and Moscow and Jerusalem)
rabbi
spiritual leader of a Jewish congregation; qualified to expound and apply Jewish law
acolyte
someone who assists a priest or minister in a liturgical service; a cleric ordained in the highest of the minor orders in the Roman Catholic Church but not in the Anglican Church or the Eastern Orthodox Churches
amora
one of a group of rabbis (active AD 250-500) who discussed the Mishnaic law in the law schools of Palestine and Mesopotamia where they explained and applied earlier teachings and whose discussions are recorded in the Talmud; they emphasized the study of Torah and the importance of personal action and the fulfillment of the commandments
anagnost
a cleric in the minor orders of the Eastern Orthodox Church who reads the lessons aloud in the liturgy (analogous to the lector in the Roman Catholic Church)
antipope
someone who is elected pope in opposition to another person who is held to be canonically elected
archdeacon
(Anglican Church) an ecclesiastical dignitary usually ranking just below a bishop
chaplain
a clergyman ministering to some institution
deacon
a cleric ranking just below a priest in Christian churches; one of the Holy Orders
doorkeeper,
ostiarius,
ostiary
the lowest of the minor Holy Orders in the unreformed Western Church but now suppressed by the Roman Catholic Church
Druid
a pre-Christian priest among the Celts of ancient Gaul and Britain and Ireland
flamen
a priest who served a particular deity in ancient Rome
hoodoo
a practitioner of voodoo
lama
a Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism
lector,
reader
someone who reads the lessons in a church service; someone ordained in a minor order of the Roman Catholic Church
magus
a member of the Zoroastrian priesthood of the ancient Persians
officiant
a clergyman who officiates at a religious ceremony or service
ordinary
a clergyman appointed to prepare condemned prisoners for death
postulator
(Roman Catholic Church) someone who proposes or pleads for a candidate for beatification or canonization
priest
a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
shepherd
a clergyman who watches over a group of people
priest-doctor,
shaman
in societies practicing shamanism: one acting as a medium between the visible and spirit worlds; practices sorcery for healing or divination
subdeacon
a clergyman an order below deacon; one of the Holy Orders in the unreformed western Christian church and the eastern Catholic Churches but now suppressed in the Roman Catholic Church
vicar
(Church of England) a clergyman appointed to act as priest of a parish
vicar
(Episcopal Church) a clergyman in charge of a chapel
votary
a priest or priestess (or consecrated worshipper) in a non-Christian religion or cult