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

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

Tudor worked for the Church of England for over 46 years, in London, Surrey and Essex, rising from curate to honorary canon.

From BBC • Dec. 16, 2024

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

The modern dignity of honorary canon was created in order that all other cathedrals might have a body of clergy corresponding to the prebendaries of the ancient cathedrals.

From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Ely A History and Description of the Building with a Short Account of the Monastery and of the See by Sweeting, W. D. (Walter Debenham)