protodeacon

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Noun

1. A highly ranked non-[[monastic]] [[deacon]] who has special [[privilege]]s.
2. In the [[Catholic Church]], most senior [[Cardinal]], in charge of presenting the newly elected [[Pope]] by saying '''[[habemus papam]]'''.

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