Verger
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A verger is a person, usually a layperson, who assists in the ordering of religious services, particularly in Anglican churches.
Verger of Portsmouth Cathedral (left) leads the bishop in procession.
Sacristan
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A sacristan is an officer charged with care of the sacristy, the church, and their contents.
Verger
…The office of the verger has, for the most part, disappeared in the Catholic tradition, the closest function being that of the sexton or the head sacristan; or that of the senior usher, particularly in those churches (usually large establishments, like St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City or the Basilica…
A sacristan
Le bedeau de Kerlaz, painting by Jules Breton (1868)
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