 Archdeacons are usually priests, but deacons also occasionally serve as archdeacons (for example, when women have not been allowed to be ordained priests, or when a deacon is given administrative responsibility over other deacons).Archdeacons are usually styled the "Venerable" instead of the "Reverend".Most archdeacons oversee a part of a diocese called an "archdeaconry" in conjunction with their parish responsibilities, although some may hold the title in association with specific administrative responsibilities.