Kleri ni kundi la watu wanaoongoza dini fulani. Jina linatokana na neno la Kigiriki "κλῆρος" - klēros , "bahati", "sudi" au also "urithi".
Wakleri watatu: askofu mkuu Carey wa Kanisa Anglikana , Rabbi Sacks wa Umoja wa Masinagogi ya Jumuiya ya Madola , mufti mkuu Ceric wa Bosnia , wakiwa pamoja na J. Wallis, mhariri wa gazeti la Kiinjili "Sojournes", Marekani . Daraja takatifu tatu za Kanisa la Kiorthodoksi zinavyojitokeza katika liturujia ya Kimungu : askofu (kulia, kwenye altare , nyuma ya ukuta wa picha ), padri (kushoto), na mashemasi wawili (waliovaa rangi ya dhahabu ).Wakleri Waorthodoksi wa Ethiopia wakiongoza maandamano ya Mt. Mikaeli Malaika Mkuu . Katika madhehebu mengi ya Ukristo kleri ina daraja takatifu tatu : kuanzia juu ni uaskofu , upadri na ushemasi . Hata hivyo baadhi yao wanapewa pia majina mengine kulingana na huduma zao, kwa mfano: Papa , kardinali , monsinyori , abati , kanoni , arkimandrita n.k.
Katika Uislamu hakuna ukuhani , hivyo uongozi unategemea tu elimu ya dini: kuna mufti , imamu , ustadhi n.k.
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Makala hii kuhusu mambo ya dini bado ni mbegu . kuihariri na kuongeza habari .
