subdeaconship

Urban II, at the close of the eleventh century, expressly limited the sacred orders to priesthood and diaconate, and in the middle of the twelfth century, Hugh of St. Victor still calls the subdeaconship a minor order.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon 1840-1916 1913

Upon my arrival I was honored with a subdeaconship and a lieutenancy.

Candide 2007

First the tonsure, then Minor Orders, then subdeaconship, then deaconship, then priesthood.

Baltimore Catechism No. 4 (of 4) An Explanation of the Baltimore Catechism of Christian Doctrine Thomas L. Kinkead

Upon my arrival I was honored with a subdeaconship and a lieutenancy.

Candide 1918

Five years were to elapse before an acolyte could receive subdeaconship.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 1: Aachen-Assize 1840-1916 1913

By this title, the acolyte before receiving the subdeaconship, promises under oath, that, once ordained, he will not enter any religious order or congregation, without permission of

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 1: Aachen-Assize 1840-1916 1913

On the very eve of his promotion to subdeaconship, he was stricken down by an attack of epilepsy which was to be his companion for the next five years.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 9: Laprade-Mass Liturgy 1840-1916 1913

These dispensations do not apply to candidates for subdeaconship or deaconship.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 1: Aachen-Assize 1840-1916 1913

Its abbot, from 1454 on, was privileged to confer subdeaconship on his monks.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 13: Revelation-Stock 1840-1916 1913

The knowledge he had acquired of European diplomacy made him valuable to his Government, and partly in view of possible preferment in the Church and partly through a desire of breaking with the past, Bernis received the subdeaconship at the hands of the Patriarch of Venice.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 2: Assizes-Browne 1840-1916 1913