Eastern Catholic Metropolitans - originally, a Metropolitan (from metropolis) was the bishop ( eparch) of the capital of an ecclesiastical province; more generally, it became a title of honour given to an archbishop ( archeparch). The rank of metropolitan is pre-eminent in the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Eastern Catholic Churches which still use the title.
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Eastern Catholic Metropolitans - originally, a Metropolitan (from metropolis) was the bishop ( eparch) of the capital of an ecclesiastical province; more generally, it became a title of honour given to an archbishop ( archeparch). The rank of metropolitan is pre-eminent in the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Eastern Catholic Churches which still use the title.
Subcategories
This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total.