Difference between Sexton and Sacristan

What is the difference between Sexton and Sacristan?

Sexton as a noun is a church official who looks after a church and its graveyard and may act as a gravedigger and bell-ringer. while Sacristan as a noun is the person who maintains the sacristy and the sacred objects it contains.

We hope you now know whether to use Sexton or Sacristan in your sentence.