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An archdeacon had all the attributes of a secular leader and was normally escorted by a number, sometimes several thousands, of soldiers. While there could be several bishops appointed for the
Malabar Church, there was always only one archdeacon, a custom contrary to the canons of the Church of the
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removed entirely the independent powers of archdeacons. Those who had been in charge of different parts of the diocese gradually ceased to be appointed. Only the archdeacon associated with the cathedral chapter continued to exist as an empty title, with duties almost entirely limited to liturgical
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While originally an archdeacon in the Church of the East was elected by the bishop according to merit, the office of the
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According to the canons of the
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A protodeacon also wears the double orarion, although he is distinguished from the archdeacon in that he is the senior deacon at a cathedral or other principal church within a diocese and serves as the principal deacon when a number of deacons serve together.
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Pakalomattam archdeacons, beginning with 1502, when
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Catholicos Patriarch. At the same time, at the local level, in India, church affairs were governed by the Malabar Assembly or
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