Answer: archdeacon

AnswerCrossword Clue
ARCHDEACONEcclesiastic next below a bishop
ARCHDEACONRoguish cleric?
archdeacona clergyman having the duty of assisting a diocesan bishop in ceremonial functions or administrative work
archdeaconA senior Christian cleric (in the early Church a deacon, in the modern Anglican church a priest) to whom a bishop delegates certain responsibilities