Archpresbyter

/ˈɑːrtʃˌprɛzbɪtər/ noun

Definition

A chief or supreme presbyter (a church elder or priest); a high-ranking church official of the Presbyterian order.

Etymology

Arch- plus presbyter (from Greek presbyteros, elder). This term appears in religious hierarchies where Presbyterian/Orthodox churches ranked their clergy.

Kelly Says

In early Christian and Orthodox churches, archpresbyters were senior priests who answered directly to bishops—kind of like a 'chief priest' role in the hierarchy.

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