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protopresbyter

[ proh-toh-prez-bi-ter, -pres- ]

noun

Eastern Church.
  1. a title given to distinguished priests.


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of protopresbyter1

From the Medieval Greek word ±è°ùųٴDZè°ù±ð²õ²úý³Ù±ð°ù´Ç²õ, dating back to 1880–85. See proto-, presbyter
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“I was, and am, all for putting the ‘Sphere’ on Liberty Park, where it belongs,†said Father Alexander Karloutsos, a protopresbyter, or archpriest, who has represented the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America in its dealings with the Port Authority.

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The first title is that of San Lorenzo in Lucina, and the cardinal priest of the oldest standing takes the name of “first priest,†protopresbyter.

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