Church Commissioner
noun
A member of any of various boards or commissions created to manage church matters; (now) specifically a member of the Church Commission, created in 1948 to manage the assets of the Church of England.
- The Church Commission was formed from a merger of the Ecclesiastical Commission and the administrators of Queen Anne's Bounty..
Origin
Mid 17th century; earliest use found in Samuel Rutherford (c1600–1661), Church of Scotland minister and political theorist.