Catholic Dictionary
Term
PROTOPOPE
Definition
A priest of high rank, in the Orthodox and Byzantine Uniat Churches, who corresponds to the archpriest or dean in the Western rite. (Etym. Greek proto, first, chief + papas, title of bishops.
PROTOPOPE
A priest of high rank, in the Orthodox and Byzantine Uniat Churches, who corresponds to the archpriest or dean in the Western rite. (Etym. Greek proto, first, chief + papas, title of bishops.
