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A blossary of different ecclesiastical ranks in Eastern Churches.

Category: Religion

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Archpriest (or Protopope or Protopresbyter) is a clerical rank, a title of honor given to non-monastic priests and is conferred by a bishop with the Laying on of hands and prayer. Archpriests ...

Domain: Religion; Category: Christianity

The title Archimandrite, primarily used in the Eastern Orthodox and the Eastern Catholic churches, originally referred to a superior abbot whom a bishop appointed to supervise several ...

Domain: Religion; Category: Christianity

In the Eastern Christian churches (Eastern Orthodox Church and Eastern Catholic Churches), an archdeacon is the senior deacon within a diocese and has responsibility for serving at hierarchical ...

Domain: Religion; Category: Christianity

In the Eastern Orthodox Church of Greek tradition, the title of Archbishop usually indicates some form of leadership of the other bishops of the local church (who may be metropolitans), as in the ...

Domain: Religion; Category: Christianity

In the Eastern Orthodox Church, altar servers assist the higher clergy during services. They might carry the cross, candles or liturgical fans in processions and entrances; maintain the censer, ...

Domain: Religion; Category: Christianity

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