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🏛️ A provincial governor ⛪ A church bishop
eparch

eparch

9.9
A bishop who leads a church area in the Eastern Church
  • noun
translation icon : epárquico
  • Each eparch is responsible for overseeing the spiritual and administrative needs of his community.

Examples

  • The synod convened all the eparchs to discuss important matters affecting the church.

  • The newly appointed eparch visited every parish in his eparchy during his first year.

  • The eparch presided over the council meeting.

  • Each eparch is responsible for their own diocese.

  • The eparch delivered a sermon on community service during the diocesan meeting.

  • As the new eparch, he focused on strengthening the connections between parishes.

  • The eparch organized a conference to discuss the future of the Eastern Church.

Synonyms

metropolitan
vseparch
  • Formal
2 9.9

A bishop who has power over other bishops in some churches

is a bishop who leads a territorial eparchy rather than a rank

Surface Forms

eparch singular
eparchs plural

Etymology

Eparch comes from Greek parts epi- ('over') and arch ('rule'). In the Eastern Church it names a bishop who rules 'over' an eparchy, so an eparch is a bishop in charge of a region, similar to an archbishop.