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Pagan honorifics and titles; Role Description Volkhvy: Heathen priests among the pre-Christian Rus' people. Zhrets: Sacrificial and divinatory priests within the Slavic Religion: Gothi/Gythia A title sometimes used by adherents of Heathenism, referring to a priest or ceremonial leader. Witch: A title used by someone who practices Witchcraft.
The bishop or eparch of a see, even if he does not also hold a title such as archbishop, metropolitan, major archbishop, patriarch or pope, is the centre of unity for his diocese or eparchy, and, as a member of the College of Bishops, shares in responsibility for governance of the whole church (cf. Catechism of the Catholic Church, 886).
It is notable that surnames are never used except in extra-ecclesial matters or to specify a particular person where many share one Christian name or ordination name. Where not noted, Western titles may be supposed. The following are common in Greek Melkite Catholic usage and in Greek Orthodox usage in the United States.
Leadership positions in the Church of Jesus Christ (Bickertonite) (4 P) Leadership positions in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1 C, 26 P) Local Christian church officials (20 P)
provide leadership to the congregation, parish or church community, this may be done as part of a team with lay people in roles such as elders; refer people to community support services, psychologists or doctors; research and study religion, Scripture and theology
The titles of the Bishop of Rome, more often referred to as the papal titles, [note 1] refer to the various titles used by protocol, as a form of addressing or designating a theological or secular reality of the Bishop of Rome (Pope). The Catholic Church believes that they "constitute what has been termed a primacy of honor.
The term "Superintendent" is used for several varying positions in Methodism worldwide since 1784. [4] In the American sense, specifically within the United Methodist Church, the title is used not to refer to a minister who is equivalent to a bishop but to the supervisor of a district, which is a regional subdivision below an episcopal area (equivalent to a diocese).
A lay leader is a member of the laity in any congregation who has been chosen as a leader either by their peers or the leadership of the congregation. [1] [2] [3] In most denominations, lay leadership is not an ordained clerical office, and the lay leader's responsibilities vary according to the particular tradition of the congregation. Some ...