Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
protopapas .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Gr. Ch.) One of the clergy of first rank in the lower order of secular clergy; an archpriest; -- called also
protopapas .
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- noun One of the
clergy of first rank in the lower order ofsecular clergy; anarchpriest .
Etymologies
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Examples
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In Orthodox Hungary and Transylvania there are protopresbyterates (eparchies), in which the protopope is elected by clergy and people and rules under the bishop.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss 1840-1916 1913
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In modern times the Orthodox (and Eastern Catholic) title of protopope often means hardly more than a complimentary title conveying a certain rank and precedence with sometimes a few unimportant rights.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss 1840-1916 1913
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Among these the protopope had the first place on the left.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss 1840-1916 1913
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George Kodinos (fourteenth century) says of the protopope: "he is first in the tribunal [tou bematos, in authority] holding the second place after the pontiff" (De Officiis, I, quoted by Goar 237).
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss 1840-1916 1913
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In Russia the protopope (protoierei) sometimes wears the
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss 1840-1916 1913
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Goar notes that the protopope, at least to some extent, succeeded to the place of the chorepiscopus.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss 1840-1916 1913
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The clergy of the "Graffeo" have at their head a protopope who is under the jurisdiction of the archbishop.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman 1840-1916 1913
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From the report made on this subject, it is known that the Greek Rite obtained in sixteen towns of the diocese, and that there was a protopope at Balatone.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman 1840-1916 1913
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"The protopope stands above the left choir when the pontiff celebrates, he gives to him [the pontiff] Holy Communion and in the same way the pontiff to the protopope and he has all first places [ta proteia panta] in the church" (Goar, 225).
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss 1840-1916 1913
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There are cases in which a protopope in a remote place has episcopal jurisdiction, but not orders, like some vicars Apostolic, or the archpriests in England from 1599 to 1621.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss 1840-1916 1913
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