Talk:Aziraphale/@comment-33184456-20190705191905/@comment-202.169.117.228-20190910152904

The principalities are those angels who act as guardians and guides to humanity. He's a cut above your regular angels and usually would be considered above the archangels we see him meet. So the fact they're actually giving him direction is strange, and note he identifies himself in episode 4 as a Principality.