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 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

Other uses

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

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