Vicars and rectors

Question

Can someone with more knowledge of the Church of England explain the difference between a vicar and a rector? Noah Vialas was the vicar of the church at Honing, Norfolk, from 1696, and the rector of the church at Sloley, Norfolk, from 1712 to 1720. Would that have been considered a promotion?

Comments

A Rector would be a step up, so, pretty much a promotion.

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this might help see Vicar (Anglicanism) - Wikipedia

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Not exactly a promotion. Whether it is Rector or Vicar depends upon the parish, not the incumbent. It used to be about how the clergyman was paid.

Answer 1

A rector is, in an ecclesiastical sense, a cleric who functions as an administrative leader in some Christian denominations. In contrast, a vicar is also a cleric but functions as an assistant and representative of an administrative leader