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or divinity school is also styled in this form, as is the priest who is either appointed by the local bishop or elected by fellow priests as the leader of a deanery, which is a geographic subdivision of a diocese. In some Episcopal dioceses convocation is used in lieu of deanery. The Provosts and
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who is an ordained minister (as laypeople can also be elected to the position of moderator)
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and unmarried parish priests, while married priests are typically styled
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Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
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and (if a Church of Scotland minister) the principal of
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