senior bishop rank
C20134
concept
A senior bishop rank is a high ecclesiastical office within certain Christian traditions, typically endowed with greater authority, jurisdiction, or honor than that of an ordinary bishop.
Observed surface forms (5)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| senior hierarch | 2 |
| Catholic hierarchical rank | 1 |
| bishopric rank | 1 |
| senior clergy | 1 |
| senior prelate | 1 |
Instances (7)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
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Metropolitan
surface form:
Metropolitan (Eastern Orthodox Church)
|
— |
| Archbishop of America | senior hierarch |
| metropolitans of the Ecumenical Patriarchate | senior clergy |
| Cardinal | Catholic hierarchical rank |
|
metropolitans of the Romanian Orthodox Church
surface form:
Metropolitans of the Romanian Orthodox Church
|
bishopric rank |
| Archbishop of Bucharest | senior hierarch |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | senior prelate |