CLERGY, PASTORS & PRIESTS PCS

274,805 @ $75/M

17,330 Catholic @ $10/M
227,275 Protestant @ $10/M
30,075 Other @ $10/M

PROFILE:

Comprehensive listing of Clergy - Pastors and Priests by name

Clergy conduct religious worship and perform other spiritual functions associated with beliefs and practices of religious faith or denomination. They provide spiritual and moral guidance and assistance to members.

In Latin, the word for shepherd is "pastor". In English, "pastor" is generally used to mean a clergyman or preacher. However in the scriptures it refers exclusively to the shepherds (elders) of a congregation, not the preachers or evangelists.

In many churches a priest is a member of the second grade of clergy ranking below a bishop but above a deacon and having authority to administer the sacraments. A priest has the authority to perform and administer religious rites.