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Chaplain vs Rector - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between chaplain and rector

is that chaplain is a member of the clergy officially assigned to an institution, group, private chapel, etc while rector is in the Anglican Church, a cleric in charge of a parish and who owns the tithes of it.

As a proper noun Rector is

an English surname; derived from the German surname Richter.

chaplain

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A member of the clergy officially assigned to an institution, group, private chapel, etc.
  • Derived terms

    * chaplaincy

    rector

    English

    Alternative forms

    * rectour (obsolete)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • In the Anglican Church, a cleric in charge of a parish and who owns the tithes of it.
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  • In the Roman Catholic Church, a cleric with managerial as well as spiritual responsibility for a church or other institution.
  • A headmaster in various educational institutions, e.g. a university.