Archimandrite

Present at court were the suspended archimandrite of the monastery Nektarios, other monks and the two individuals, who claim that the money belongs to them.

The report says that permission was given by Archimandrite Germanos Kourkounis, head of the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church of Brighton, with consent given by the Ecclesiastical Commission.

Archimandrite Meletios Bougas, presiding priest at St. Nicholas and St. Marina Church in Brooklyn during the Holy Tuesday services.

Honorary and other uses of the title Though the title "abbot" is not given in the Western Church to any but actual abbots of monasteries today, the title archimandrite is given to "monastics" (i.

In Greek practice the title or function of Abbot corresponds to a person who actually serves as the head of a monastery, although the title of the Archimandrite may be given to any celibate priest who could serve as the head of a monastery.

Since the time of Catherine II the ranks of Abbot and Archimandrite have been given as honorary titles in the Russian Church, and may be given to any monastic, even if he does not in fact serve as the superior of a monastery.

The city has been a Roman Catholic Archdiocese and Archimandrite seat since 1548 and is home to a locally important international fair.

The title of archimandrite (literally the head of the enclosure) used to mean something similar.

This concurred with testimony of Archimandrite Theophan (Sokolov), and a letter written by Herman himself, which all agree that Herman actually began his monastic life at Sarov as a novice, and later received the full tonsure at Valaam.