Origin of religious positions and title

Facts about Position/Title

Date Founded	326 CE	Place Founded	Constantinople
Founder(s)	Constantine I
Etymology	Greek diakonos (διάκονος), meaning "minister" or "messenger"
Original Function	The 1st "priests" serving under the Presbyters.
Superior Position(s)	Presbyter
Inferior Position(s)	None

The position of deacon was first was first instituted under the formation of the official religion of Christianity of the "Holy Roman Empire" first formed under Emperor Constantine in 325.

It was an official position that served with the honorary Presbyters, to ensure uniformity and adoption of Imperial Decrees for the new religion of Christianity first formed by Constantine.

Deacons, similar to presbyters also reported to their respective vicar in charge as both absolute temporal and spiritual governor of the diocese.

The position of presbyter, was first instituted under the formation of the official religion of Christianity of the "Holy Roman Empire" first formed under Emperor Constantine in 325. Initially, it was purely an honorary title granted to the each of the various messianic and doomsday cult sect leaders arrested and brought (mostly against their will) together at Nicaea to help finalize and form Christianity.

In turn, the presbyter were expected to report to their respective vicar in charge as both absolute temporal and spiritual governor of the diocese.

However, continued resistence by leaders of the major religious sects to adopt the newly formed Imperial religion of Christianity, led to continued tension between the Vicarii and the assorted magi, hiereus, hierarches, kohen, iereus and episkopoi who refused to adopt the title of Presbyter.

As a result, the official title of "presbyter" within the Imperial religion of the Holy Roman Empire often went unused and by the 6th and 7th century became virtually extinct as a common title.


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