The Court of the Archdeacon, or Archdeaconry Court, is an obsolete ecclesiastical court of the Church of England. The court was presided over by a lawyer, and its territorial jurisdiction extended over an archdeaconry (a subdivision of a diocese, headed by an archdeacon).
The Court of the Archdeacon, or Archdeaconry Court, is an obsolete ecclesiastical court of the Church of England. The court was presided over by a lawyer, and its territorial jurisdiction extended over an archdeaconry (a subdivision of a diocese, headed by an archdeacon).
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