archbishop

Also known as archeparch, Archiepískopou

In Christianity, an archbishop is a bishop of higher rank or office. In most cases, such as the Catholic Church, there are many archbishops who either have jurisdiction over an ecclesiastical province in addition to their own archdiocese, and some who hold non-metropolitan sees or are otherwise granted a titular archbishopric. In others, such as the Lutheran Church of Sweden, the title is borne by the leader of the denomination. thumb|The Archbishop of Uppsala is the primate of the [[Church of Sweden. The Church of Sweden was the only Lutheran church to keep the episcopal polity and apostolic

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An archbishop is a senior bishop in the Christian church who holds a higher rank or broader responsibilities than ordinary bishops. The role varies across different Christian denominations—in the Catholic Church, archbishops typically oversee larger regions called ecclesiastical provinces, while in some churches like the Lutheran Church of Sweden, the title designates the head of the entire denomination.

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female form of label: رئيسة أساقفة
ISCO-88 occupation class: 2460
male form of label: arcibiskup
P8168: Frank Gardner
ISCO-08 occupation class: 2636
Commons category: Archbishops

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Etymology
Early history
Western Christianity
Metropolitan archbishops
Non-metropolitan archiepiscopal sees
Coadjutor archbishops
Archbishops ''ad personam''<span class="anchor" id="Archbishops ad personam"></span><span class="anchor" id="Archbishop ad personam"></span>
Titular archiepiscopal sees
Archbishops emeriti
Privileges of archbishops
Eastern Christianity
Eastern Orthodox Church
Oriental Orthodox Churches
Eastern Catholic Churches
See also
References
Sources

== Etymology == The word archbishop () comes via the Latin . This in turn comes from the Greek , which has as components the etymons -, meaning 'chief', , 'over', and , 'guardian, watcher'.