Definition of Archpriest. Meaning of Archpriest. Synonyms of Archpriest

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Definition of Archpriest

Archpriest
Archpriest Arch`priest", n. A chief priest; also, a kind of vicar, or a rural dean.

Meaning of Archpriest from wikipedia

- The ecclesiastical title of archpriest or archpresbyter belongs to certain priests with supervisory duties over a number of parishes. The term is most...
- nearly two centuries before it was first printed in 1861. The Life of the Archpriest Avvakum, originally titled The Life Written By Himself (Russian: Житие́...
- The Archpriest Controversy was the debate which followed the appointment of an archpriest by Pope Clement VIII to oversee the efforts of the Roman Catholic...
- election. The pope gives charge of the basilica to an archpriest, usually a cardinal. Formerly, the archpriest was the titular Latin Patriarch of Antioch, a title...
- under Pope Clement XII. The most recent Rector is currently Cardinal Archpriest Bald****are Reina, Vicar General for the Diocese of Rome since October...
- monastery in the Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Churches, or an archpriest in the Coptic Orthodox Church, similar to the title of abbot. The head...
- Leo of Naples (fl. 950s), also called Leo the Archpriest (Italian: Leone Arciprete), was a diplomat and translator in the service of Dukes John III and...
- Aleksei (Russian: Алексей; c. 1425 – 1488) was a Russian archpriest who became known for converting to Judaism. Aleksei was born probably in Novgorod around...
- 2000 On 24 April 2002 he was named to succeed Cardinal Virgilio Noè as Archpriest of the Patriarchal Vatican Basilica, Vicar General for Vatican City, and...
- transferred the island to the locals that day, and it was administered by Archpriest Saverio C****ar on behalf of Ferdinand III of Sicily. Gozo remained independent...