clergy
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Clergy are ordained religious officials, such as priests and bishops, who lead and conduct religious services and ceremonies in their faith communities. They matter because they serve as spiritual leaders and guides for their congregations and perform important rituals that are central to religious practice.
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3,669 papers- Poland, Public Health, Chaplains, Clergy, Mindfulness and Prayer.Journal of religion and health · 2024
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- Burnout Syndrome Among Catholic Clergy: A Systematic Review.Journal of religion and health · 2024
- Clergy Use of Suicide Prevention Competencies.Omega · 2020
- Clergy burnout and resilience: a review of the literature.The journal of pastoral care & counseling : JPCC · 2013
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31 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Buddhism
- Christianity
- Anglicanism
- Baptist
- Catholic Church
- Eastern Orthodoxy
- Methodism
- Latter-day Saints
- Lutheranism
- Reformed
- Hinduism
- Islam
- Sunni
- Shia
- Sufism
- Ahmadiyya
- Judaism
- Orthodox Judaism
- Conservative Judaism
- Reconstructionist and Reform Judaism
- Sikhism
- Zoroastrianism
- Traditional religions
- Health risks for ministry in the United States
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- References
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- Clergy in general
- Female clergy
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thumb|upright=1.15| Roman Catholic Church|Catholic clergy at the consecration of the [[Sacred Heart Cathedral, Sarajevo (1889). ]]
Clergy are leaders within established religions. Their roles and functions vary in different religious traditions, but usually involve presiding over specific rituals and teaching their religion's doctrines and practices. Some of the terms used for individual clergy are clergyman, clergywoman, clergyperson, churchman, cleric, ecclesiastic, and vicegerent while clerk in holy orders has a long history but is rarely used.