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A '''minor canon''' is a member of staff on the establishment of a cathedral or a collegiate church. In at least one foundation the post may be known as "priest-vicar".<ref>[http://www.cathedralchoir.org.uk/personnel_priestvicars.php Lichfield Cathedral]</ref>
Minor canons are clergy and take part in the daily services but are not part of the formal chapter.<ref>"minor canon, n." ''OED Online''. November 2010. ''Oxford University Press''</ref> They are sometimes, but not exclusively, more junior clergy, often chosen for their singing ability, who have already served a curacy, normally in a church.<ref>"ABCD: a basic church dictionary" p52 Meakin, T: Norwich, Canterbury Press, 2001 {{ISBN|978-1-85311-420-5}}</ref>
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