Editing Archdeacon (section)

==Coptic Christians==

In the [[Coptic Orthodox]] church, an archdeacon is the highest rank in the order of deacons.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Ranks of the Deaconate|url=http://www.smass.co.uk/ranks-of-the-deaconate|publisher=St. Mary & St. Shenouda's Coptic Orthodox Church, South London|access-date=25 February 2017}}</ref> The lower ranks of the diaconate are [[deacon]], [[subdeacon]], [[lector]] and [[Cantor (Christianity)|cantor]], the holders of which ranks the Coptic people generically refer to as "deacons". However, the rank of archdeacon is lower than the rank of a [[Priest#Christianity|priest]].<ref>{{cite web|title=THE SACRAMENT OF PRIESTHOOD|url=http://www.copticchurch.net/topics/thecopticchurch/sacraments/7_priesthood.html|publisher=St. Mark Coptic Church, Jersey City, NJ|access-date=25 February 2017}}</ref> Thus it is possible for a [[deacon]] to be appointed to the rank of an archdeacon within the Coptic Orthodox tradition.