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archpriest

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archpriest. In early times the title was given to the senior presbyter of a city who performed many of the bishop's liturgical and governmental functions in his absence or during a vacancy; in the countryside it was given to the cleric who presided over the group of parishes which united for the Sunday Eucharist and other functions previously performed by the bishop. In the RC Church it was given to the superior in charge of the secular priests from foreign seminaries sent to England between 1598 and 1621. The dispute between the Appellants (1) and G. Blackwell is known as the ‘Archpriest Controversy’. In the Orthodox Church the title survives as one of honour; it is the highest rank which a married priest can attain.

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Archpriest

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Archpriest. A title of certain clerics in the Roman Catholic and Orthodox Churches. From the 5th cent. on, the archpriest was the senior presbyter of a city, who might take the bishop's place at liturgical functions.

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JOHN BOWKER. "Archpriest." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

JOHN BOWKER. "Archpriest." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-Archpriest.html

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