Talk:Dean (Christianity)

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Very much agree with the merger - it's basically the same thing, except there are a few other religious uses of the term covered in

Merge done. bd2412 T 23:35, 26 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Some material on this page was derived from the merger between

See Talk:Deanery#Proposed merge. for discussion. bd2412 T 20:51, 20 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

"Christianity" seems like an odd disambiguator. The position is not part of Christianity, the religion - it's an office in various Christian churches or denominations. I'm not sure what would be better, but the current title is kind of awkward.

It was previously at

Dean (religion), although I do not know offhand of any other religion that uses this title for an office. bd2412 T 18:53, 16 July 2010 (UTC)[reply

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I like

talk) 22:12, 16 July 2010 (UTC)[reply

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Between

Dean (religion) and Dean (ecclesiastical office), which do you think is better? bd2412 T 23:40, 16 July 2010 (UTC)[reply

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Probably a slight preference for the latter, but I'd like to gauge other opinions.

talk) 17:18, 17 July 2010 (UTC)[reply

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I'll post a link here at Wikipedia:WikiProject Religion. bd2412 T 17:28, 17 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I cannot see what possible relevance this photograph has to the Article. A deacon is not a dean. And the Reformed Church in the Netherlands is not one of the churches which is mentioned in the article a having deans. Unless anyone can justify its presence, it should be removed. Ntmr (talk) 18:24, 15 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]