what religion is a Canon? like a priest or bishop?

Question

i was thinking church of england but i'm not sure. my partners grandfather is a Canon but neither of us know what religion he is? serious answers only please

Answer 1

I think they have canons in church of england aswell as roman catholic,but he can't be roman catholic because they can't get married,so don't know for sure.

Answer 2

1. A member of a chapter of priests serving in a cathedral or collegiate church.
2. A member of certain religious communities living under a common rule and bound by vows.

Looks like more than one church use Canons. The above definitions narrows the title to priests.

Answer 3

Take your pick - lots of links on the following page

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Look up canon in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.Canon may mean:

Canon Inc., a Japanese corporation that specialises in imaging and optical products.
In religion:

Canon law, all legislation adopted by an ecumenical council, most notably found in the Roman Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Churches and the Anglican Communion of churches
Canon law (Catholic Church), the canon law of the Roman Catholic Church specifically
A specific body of such laws on a gien subject, e.g. penitential canons
Canon (priest), a Christian priest who belongs to one of certain chapters
Canon of the Mass, the name in the Roman Missal for the prayer of consecration in the mass
Canon (hymnography), a type of Eastern Orthodox hymn
Canon, a collection of texts accepted by a religious community as authoritative or divinely inspired, such as:
Veda
Biblical canon
Taoist canon
Tripitaka
In literary or cultural uses:

Canon (art), a set of rules and measurements used in creating a work of art
Canon (music), a contrapuntal composition that employs a melody with one or more imitations; e.g. Johann Pachelbel's Canon in D Major
Canon is another name for the stringed instruments the psaltery and the qanún
Canon (fiction), the body of works that are considered to be "genuine" or "official" within a certain fictional universe.
Literary canon, a body of literature which is widely considered to define a certain civilization, such as:
Western canon
Chinese classic texts
Geek canon
Literary canon is also understood as the body of work attributed to an author that is widely accepted as genuine.
Canon was originally an ancient Babylonian word for a Reed - a commonly growing plant in the marshes of the fertile crescent which was used for measurement.
Miscellaneous uses:

In many instances it could be a spelling error for "cannon", a large weapon used in combat.
Canons was a country estate outside of London where the current Canons Park is located.
See also Cannon.

Answer 4

A Canon is a function in Catholic church hirerarchy. It is usually unredtaken by a highly intellectual priest, as it requires literary and teaching engagements, not just serving the mass.

Answer 5

a canon is like a priest only more important- so hes catholic i think dont know if there is canons in other religons

Answer 6

Episcopalian

Answer 7

It's not a religion. It is the compiled and approved set of rules in any religion. I think it's called kosher for jewish people, but I am not very sure.

Answer 8

Click the link:

http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03252a.htm

Answer 9

who? canon who? not to imformative sorry can't help

Answer 10

a canon is cathlic or wat ever way u spell it same as a priest but only higher up lol