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| x Archbishop |
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George Hugh Niederauer | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco |
In Christianity, an archbishop is an elevated bishop. In the Roman Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion and others, this means that they lead a diocese of particular importance called an archdiocese, or in the Anglican Communion an Ecclesiastical...
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| Patriarch Alexius II | Russian Orthodox Church | ||||
| x Pope |
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Roman Catholicism | Pope John Paul II | Roman Catholic Church |
The Pope (from Latin: "papa" or "father" from Greek πάπας, pápas, "papa", Papa in Italian) is the Bishop of Rome and as such is the leader of the worldwide Catholic Church (that is, all Latin Rite and Eastern Rite churches which are in full...
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| Pope Benedict XVI | Roman Catholic Church | ||||
| Pope John Paul I | Roman Catholic Church | ||||
| Pope Paul VI | Roman Catholic Church | ||||
| Pope John XXIII | Roman Catholic Church | ||||
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| x Guru |
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Gurumayi Chidvilasananda | Siddha Yoga |
A guru (Sanskrit: गुरु, Bengali: গুরু) is a person who is regarded as having great knowledge, wisdom and authority in a certain area, and uses it to guide others. The word comes from Sanskrit Gu, darkness, and Ru, light (prakash); literally a...
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| x Imam |
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Islam | Ali |
An imam (Arabic: إمام plural ائمة A'immah, Persian: امام) is an Islamic leadership position. Often the leader of a mosque and the community. Similar to spiritual leaders, the imam is the one who leads the prayer during Islamic gatherings. More...
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| Hasan ibn Ali | |||||
| Husayn ibn Ali | |||||
| Ali ibn Hussayn | |||||
| Muhammad al-Baqir | |||||
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| x Mufti |
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Islam |
A mufti (Arabic: مفتي, muftī, Turkish: müftü) is an Islamic scholar who is an interpreter or expounder of Islamic law (Sharia). A muftiat or diyanet is a council of muftis.
A Mufti will generally go through an Iftaa course and the person should...
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| x Archbishop of Canterbury |
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Church of England | William Laud | Church of England |
The Archbishop of Canterbury is the chief bishop and principal leader of the Church of England, the symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion and the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Canterbury, the see that churches must be in communion...
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| Matthew Parker | Church of England | ||||
| Edmund Grindal | Church of England | ||||
| John Whitgift | Church of England | ||||
| Richard Bancroft | Church of England | ||||
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| x Patriarch |
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Orthodox Christianity | Shaun McCann | Apostolic Johannite Church |
Originally a patriarch was a man who exercised autocratic authority as a pater familias over an extended family. The system of such rule of families by senior males is called patriarchy. This is a Greek word, a composition of πατήρ (pater) meaning ...
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| x Bishop |
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Christianity | Stephan A. Hoeller | Ecclesia Gnostica |
A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. The office of bishop is a ministerial office within Christianity, synonymous with elder, pastor, and...
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| Edward Braxton | Roman Catholic Diocese of Belleville | ||||
| Edward Braxton | Roman Catholic Diocese of Lake Charles | ||||
| José María Larrauri Lafuente | Roman Catholic Church | ||||
| Bishop Earl Paulk | Chapel Hill Harvester Church | ||||
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| x Dalai Lama |
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Tibetan Buddhism | Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama |
The Dalai Lama is a lineage of religious leaders of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism. The Dalai Lamas were also the political leaders of Lhasa-based Tibetan government between the 17th century and 1959. "Lama" is a general term referring to...
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| x Chaplain of the United States Senate | Barry Black |
The Chaplain of the United States Senate opens each session of the United States Senate with a prayer. The Chaplain is appointed by majority vote of the members of the Senate. All chaplains have been Christian-based, however there is no rule saying...
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| x Minister of religion | Wintley Phipps |
In Christian churches, a minister is someone who is authorized by a church or religious organization to perform clergy functions such as teaching of beliefs; performing services such as weddings, baptisms or funerals; or otherwise providing...
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| x Apostle |
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Roman Catholicism | Gordon B. Hinckley |
In the Latter Day Saint movement, an Apostle is a "special witness of the name of Jesus Christ who is sent to teach the principles of salvation to others." In many Latter Day Saint churches, an Apostle is a priesthood office of high authority within...
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| The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Orson Pratt | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | |||
| Orson Pratt | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | ||||
| Joseph B. Wirthlin | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | ||||
| Neil L. Andersen | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | ||||
| x Assistant to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles | Gordon B. Hinckley |
Assistant to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, commonly shortened to Assistant to the Twelve or Assistant to the Twelve Apostles, was a priesthood calling in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints between 1941 and 1976. As the title of the...
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| Joseph B. Wirthlin | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | ||||
| x President of the Church |
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Gordon B. Hinckley |
In the Latter Day Saint movement, the President of the Church is generally considered to be the highest office of the church. It is the office held by Joseph Smith, Jr., founder of the movement, and the office assumed by many of Smith's claimed...
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| x Prophet |
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In religion, a prophet is a person who has been encountered by the supernatural or the divine, often one who serves as an intermediary with humanity.
Claims of prophets have existed in many cultures through history, including Christianity, Judaism,...
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| x Chief Rabbi | Judaism | Levi Ibn Chaviv |
Chief Rabbi is a title given in several countries to the recognized religious leader of that country's Jewish community, or to a rabbinic leader appointed by the local secular authorities. Since 1911, through a capitulation by Rabbi Uziel, Israel...
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| Hayyim ben Joseph Vital | |||||
| Bezalel Ashkenazi | |||||
| Jacob ben Hayyim Zemah | |||||
| Samuel Garmison | |||||
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| x Rabbi |
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Judaism | David Lieber |
Rabbi (pronounced /ˈræbaɪ/, Hebrew for "my master") is the term in Judaism for a religious teacher. The word rabbi derives from the Hebrew root word רַב, rav, which in biblical Hebrew means ‘great’ in many senses, including "revered." The word comes...
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| Lawrence Kushner | Congregation Beth El | ||||
| x Ayatollah |
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Islam | Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani |
Ayatollah (Persian: آيتالله āyatollāh from Arabic: آية الله, āyatu l-Lāh "Sign of God") is a high ranking title given to Usuli Twelver Shī‘ah clerics. Those who carry the title are experts in Islamic studies such as jurisprudence, ethics, and...
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| Abdolkarim Mousavi Ardebili | |||||
| Ali Khamenei | |||||
| Ayatollah Bashir Najafi | |||||
| Grand Ayatollah Hossein-Ali Montazeri | |||||
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| x Marja |
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Shi'a Islam |
Marja (Arabic/Persian: مرجع), also appearing as Marja Taqlid or Marja Dini (Arabic/Persian: مرجع تقليد / مرجع ديني), literally means "Source to Imitate/Follow" or "Religious Reference". It is the label provided to Shia authority, a Grand Ayatollah...
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| x Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses |
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Jehovah's Witnesses | Anthony Morris | Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania |
The Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses is the supreme ruling council of Jehovah's Witnesses based in Brooklyn, New York that assumes responsibility for formulating policy and doctrines, producing material for publications and conventions,...
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| Guy H. Pierce | Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania | ||||
| Gerrit Lösch | Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania | ||||
| Samuel F. Herd | Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania | ||||
| M. Stephen Lett | Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania | ||||
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| x Priest |
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Robert Drinan | Roman Catholic Church |
A priest or priestess is a person having the authority or power to administer religious rites; in particular, rites of sacrifice to, and propitiation of, a deity or deities. Their office or position is the priesthood, a term which may also apply to...
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| Edward Braxton | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago | ||||
| Manuel Castro Ruiz | Roman Catholic Church | ||||
| Patriarch Alexius II | Russian Orthodox Church | ||||
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| x Auxiliary bishop | Edward Braxton | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Louis |
An auxiliary bishop, in the Roman Catholic Church, is an additional bishop assigned to a diocese because the diocesan bishop is unable to perform his functions, the diocese is so extensive that it requires more than one bishop to administer, or the...
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| José María Larrauri Lafuente | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pamplona y Tudela | ||||
| x Bishop of Lincoln | William Wake | Church of England |
The Bishop of Lincoln heads the (Anglican) Diocese of Lincoln in the Province of Canterbury. The bishops were in communion with the See of Rome until the English Reformation of the 1530s.
The present diocese covers the county of Lincolnshire. The...
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| x Bishop of Oxford |
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Church of England | John Potter | Church of England |
The Bishop of Oxford is the diocesan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Oxford in the Province of Canterbury; his seat is at Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford. The present incumbent, the 42nd, is John Lawrence Pritchard, who ceremonially began...
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| Thomas Secker | Church of England | ||||
| x Archbishop of York |
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Church of England | Thomas Herring | Church of England |
Archbishop of York is a high-ranking cleric in the Church of England, second only to the Archbishop of Canterbury. He is the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of York and metropolitan of the Province of York, which covers the northern portion of...
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| Charles Thomas Longley | Church of England | ||||
| Matthew Hutton | Church of England | ||||
| x Bishop of Bangor | Thomas Herring | Church of England |
The Bishop of Bangor is the Ordinary of the Church in Wales Diocese of Bangor.
The diocese covers the counties of Anglesey, most of Caernarfonshire and Merionethshire and a small part of Montgomeryshire. The see is in the City of Bangor where the...
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| Matthew Hutton | Church of England | ||||
| x Dean of Carlisle | Archibald Campbell Tait | Church of England |
The Dean of Carlisle is based in Carlisle, UK and is the head of the Chapter of Carlisle Cathedral. There have been 39 previous incumbents and the current holder of the post is The Very Reverend Mark Christopher Boyling.
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| x Bishop of London | Archibald Campbell Tait | Church of England |
The Bishop of London is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of London in the Province of Canterbury.
The diocese covers 458 km² (177 sq. mi.) of 17 boroughs of Greater London north of the River Thames (historically the County of Middlesex)...
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| William Howley | Church of England | ||||
| x Bishop of Ripon | Charles Thomas Longley | Church of England | |||
| x Bishop of Durham |
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Anglicanism | Charles Thomas Longley | Church of England |
The Bishop of Durham is the Anglican bishop responsible for the diocese of Durham in the province of York. The Diocese is one of the oldest in the country and its bishop is a member of the House of Lords. The current Bishop of Durham is Nicholas...
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| x Bishop of Norwich | Charles Manners-Sutton | Church of England |
The Bishop of Norwich is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Norwich in the Province of Canterbury.
The diocese covers most of the County of Norfolk and part of Suffolk. The see is in the City of Norwich where the seat is located at the...
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| x Bishop of Chester | John Bird Sumner | Church of England |
The Bishop of Chester is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Chester in the Province of York.
The diocese expands across most of the historic county boundaries of Cheshire, including the Wirral Peninsula and has its see in the City of...
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| x Bishop of Bristol | Thomas Secker | Church of England |
The Bishop of Bristol heads the Church of England Diocese of Bristol in the Province of Canterbury, in England.
The present diocese covers parts of the counties of Somerset and Gloucestershire together with a small area of Wiltshire. The see is in...
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| x Gabbai |
A Gabbai (Hebrew: גבאי) (or sometimes: Shamash שמש) is a person who assists in the running of a synagogue and ensures that the needs are met, for example the Jewish prayer services run smoothly, or an assistant to a rabbi (particularly the...
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| x Hazzan |
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A hazzan or chazzan (Hebrew חַזָּן ħazzān, Modern Hebrew hazan, Yiddish khazn) is a Jewish cantor, a musician trained in the vocal arts who helps lead the synagogue in songful prayer.
There are many rules relating to how a cantor should lead...
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| x Chaplain |
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Christian | David Lieber | United States Air Force |
A chaplain is typically a priest, pastor, ordained deacon, rabbi, imam or other member of the clergy serving a group of people who are not organized as a mission or church, or who are unable to attend church for various reasons; such as health,...
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| x Pastor |
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Joel Osteen | Lakewood Church |
The term pastor usually refers to an ordained person within a Christian church. In some countries the term is more usually used in traditional Protestant churches but is also used in reference to priests and bishops within the Roman Catholic,...
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| x Cardinal |
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Roman Catholicism | Avery Cardinal Dulles | Roman Catholic Church |
A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official, usually a bishop, of the Catholic Church. They are collectively known as the College of Cardinals, which as a body elects a new pope. The duties of the cardinals include attending the meetings of the...
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| x Grand Mufti |
The title of Grand Mufti (Arabic: مفتي عام) refers to the highest official of religious law in a Sunni Muslim country. The Grand Mufti issues legal opinions and edicts, fatwa, on interpretations of Islamic law for private clients or to assist...
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| x Grand Mufti of Jerusalem | Sunni Islam |
The Grand Mufti of Jerusalem is the Sunni Muslim cleric in charge of Jerusalem's Islamic holy places, including the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
The first Qadi, Mohammed Tahir al-Husayni, was appointed by the Ottoman Empire, which administered Palestine from the...
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| x Mashgiah ruhani |
Mashgiach Ruchani (Hebrew משגיח רוחני) or mashgiach for short, means a spiritual supervisor or guide; better known by the colloquial term "Super Rabbi". It is a title which usually refers to a rabbi who has an official position within a yeshiva and...
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| x Mashgiah |
In Judaism, a Mashgiach (Hebrew: משגיח, pl. משגיחים, mashgichim) is a person who supervises the kashrut status of a kosher establishment.
A mashgiah may supervise any type of food service establishment, including slaughterhouses, food manufacturers,...
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| x Kohen Gadol |
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Kohen Gadol or Kohen ha-Gadol (Heb. כהן גדול "Great Priest") is the title of High Priest of early Israelite religion and of classical Judaism from the rise of the Israelite nation until the destruction of the Second Temple of Jerusalem. The high...
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| x Mohel |
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A mohel (Hebrew:מוהל, plural mohelim) is a Jewish man who performs the Jewish ritual of Brit milah (circumcision).
For Jews, circumcision is mandatory, as it is prescribed in the Torah:
Biblically, the infant's father (avi haben) is commanded to...
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| x Augur |
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Lucius Cornelius Sulla Faustus |
The augur was a priest and official in the classical world, especially ancient Rome and Etruria. His main role was to interpret the will of the gods by studying the flight of the birds (whether they are flying in groups/alone, what noises they make...
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| x Auxiliary Bishop of Yucatan | Manuel Castro Ruiz | Roman Catholic Church | |||
| x Archbishop of Yucatan | Manuel Castro Ruiz | Roman Catholic Church | |||
| x Titular bishop of Cincari | Manuel Castro Ruiz | Roman Catholic Church | |||
| x Bishop of Estancia | José Bezerra Coutinho | Roman Catholic Church | |||
| x Auxiliary Bishop of Sobral | José Bezerra Coutinho | Roman Catholic Church | |||
| x Titular Bishop of Uthina | José Bezerra Coutinho | Roman Catholic Church | |||
| x Founder | Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche | Siddhartha's Intent |
Founder may refer to:
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| x Pope-elect | Pope-elect Stephen | Roman Catholic Church | |||
| x Member of the First Quorum of the Seventy | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | ||||
| Joseph B. Wirthlin | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | ||||
| x Bishop | Joseph B. Wirthlin | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints |
Bishop is the highest priesthood office of the Aaronic priesthood in the Latter Day Saint movement. A bishop is usually the leader of a local congregation of church members. The Latter Day Saint concept of the office differs significantly from the...
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| x President of the First Quorum of the Seventy | Joseph B. Wirthlin | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | |||
| x Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia | Patriarch Alexius II | Russian Orthodox Church | |||
| x Archpriest | Patriarch Alexius II | Russian Orthodox Church |
An archpriest is a priest who has supervisory duties over a number of parishes. The term is most often used in Eastern Orthodoxy and Eastern Catholic Churches, although it may be used in the Latin rite of the Roman Catholic Church instead of dean or...
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| x Dean of the United Tartu-Viljandi deanery | Patriarch Alexius II | Russian Orthodox Church | |||
| x Rector |
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Patriarch Alexius II | Russian Orthodox Church |
The word rector ("ruler," from the Latin regere and Rector meaning "Teacher" In Latin) has a number of different meanings, but all of them indicate an academic, religious or political administrator.
The word "rector" also appears in many modern...
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