Deacon (disambiguation)

Deacon is a ministry in Christian churches that is generally associated with service of some kind, but which varies among theological and denominational traditions.

Deacon may also refer to:

Title[]

Deacon, Scots usage for the leader of a trade guild
Deacon, an officer in a Masonic Lodge
Cardinal Deacon, the lowest-ranking of three orders in the College of Cardinals in the Roman Catholic Church

Places[]

Deacon, Indiana, a former small town in the United States
Deacons, New Jersey, an unincorporated community in the United States

People[]

Name[]

Deacon (name), a list of people with either the surname or, more rarely, the given name

Nickname[]

William Brodie (1741–1788), Scottish master woodworker and city councillor, who burgled from his elite clientele and inspired The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
Irving Crane (1913–2001), American pool player
Deacon Jones (1938–2013), professional football player and actor
Deacon Jones (infielder) (born 1934), American baseball infielder
Deacon Jones (pitcher) (1892–1952), American baseball pitcher
Deacon Jones (athlete) (1934–2007), American Olympic steeplechase runner
Deacon McGuire (1863–1936), Major League Baseball catcher, manager and coach
Deacon Phillippe (1872–1952), Major League Baseball pitcher
Deacon Turner (1955–2011), American National Football League player
Deacon White (1847–1939), star baseball catcher at the start of the professional era

Fictional characters[]

Deacon (comics), a Marvel comic book villain and foe of Ghost Rider
Deacon Claybourne, on the TV series Nashville
Deacon Frost, a Marvel Comics vampire
Deacon Palmer, on the TV series The King of Queens
Deacon Sharpe, on the soap operas The Bold and The Beautiful and The Young and the Restless
The Deacon (The Wire), on the TV series The Wire.
Deacon St. John, the protagonist of the video game Days Gone.

Other uses[]

Deacon (album), second studio album by American singer-songwriter serpentwithfeet
Deacon (artillery), a British armoured fighting vehicle of the Second World War
Deacon (rocket), a sounding rocket
Nike-Deacon, an American sounding rocket
Deacon's School, a school from 1721 to 2007 in Dogsthorpe, Peterborough, England
Deacons (law firm), which operates in Hong Kong and the People's Republic of China
Deacon process, a chemical process used in the manufacture of alkalies

See also[]

Leo the Deacon (born c. 950), Byzantine historian and chronicler
Paul the Deacon (c. 720s-probably 799), a Benedictine monk
Timon the Deacon, one of the seven deacons chosen to minister to the Church in Jerusalem, according to the Acts of the Apostles
Wake Forest Demon Deacons, the athletic program of Wake Forest University
- Demon Deacon, a costumed student who serves as Wake Forest's mascot
James Dechan, rugby league footballer of the 1900s for Other Nationalities, and Bradford

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