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Highest Rank For followers of Qur'Aan and Hadhith Mufti: A guide on the Path to the Source of living Water (the divine sharia law) is called Mufti. Muhaddith: Someone who has profound knowledge of the Haddith, and teaches by Narration, or storytelling. Mullah: The title of the teachers at the Madrasahs, Islamic schools.
Abbess, Prioress, or other superior of a religious order of women or a province thereof: The Reverend Mother (Full Name), (any religious order's postnominals); Mother (Given Name). The title of women religious superiors varies greatly, and the custom of a specific order should be noted.
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).
Relatedly, those with jurisdiction take precedence over those with titular, ad personam, or emeritus titles, so someone serving in a specific office (e.g., diocesan bishop) has precedence over someone with a titular claim to the same rank (e.g., titular bishop) or someone who used to serve in an equivalent office (e.g., a retired bishop).
Christian clergy categorized primarily by title, type or ordained status (e.g., ... Church patriarchs (10 C, 5 P) Popes (29 C, 269 P) Christian priests (5 C, 7 P)
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)
The term Prince of the Church has historically been applied to cardinals of the Catholic church, and sometimes more broadly to senior members of the church hierarchy. It has been rejected by Pope Francis , who stated to a group of newly created cardinals "He (Jesus) does not call you to become 'princes' of the Church, to 'sit on his right or on ...
The title mullah (a Persian variation of the Arabic maula, "master"), commonly translated "cleric" in the West and thought to be analogous to "priest" or "rabbi", is a title of address for any educated or respected figure, not even necessarily (though frequently) religious. The title sheikh ("elder") is used similarly.