honorary canon

American  

noun

1. a priest attached to a cathedral but not entitled to receive a stipend or to vote in the chapter.

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Example Sentences

That suspension started in 2019 when a new police investigation was opened into Tudor, who was by then an honorary canon of Chelmsford Cathedral and an area dean.

From BBC • Jan. 18, 2025

She had also been unaware that under Stephen Cottrell, Tudor was twice reappointed to a senior role and had also been made honorary canon of Chelmsford Cathedral.

From BBC • Jan. 18, 2025

But under Mr Cottrell, Tudor twice had his contract in the senior post of area dean renewed and in 2015 was made honorary canon of Chelmsford Cathedral.

From BBC • Jan. 5, 2025

David Tudor's elevation to honorary canon is something Stephen Cottrell "regrets", says his office, but it was "not a promotion and not a personal reward".

From BBC • Dec. 16, 2024

A tablet on them tells us that they were erected in memory of Mr. Philip Cazenove, who died in 1880, by his son Arthur, an honorary canon.

From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Rochester A Description of its Fabric and a Brief History of the Episcopal See by Palmer, G. H. (George Henry)