Archpriest (protoiereus)

Reading notes

• The Bishop §65 Archpriest

  A senior rank of parish priest (protoiereus) in the Russian Orthodox clergy, above an ordinary priest.

• The Examination for Rank §79 the archpriest father

  A senior Orthodox priest of elevated rank -- Fendrikov invokes him repeatedly as a character witness to his honest service and piety.

• Ladies and Gentlemen, Townsfolk (Господа обыватели) §64 Father Archpriest

  The protoiereus, a senior rank of parish priest in the Russian Orthodox Church, whose home the fire chief's wife visits for an evening of card-playing.

• Out of the Frying Pan into the Fire §155 archpriest

  Protoiereus -- a senior married priest, often the head of a cathedral clergy; his intervention here is enough to quietly bury a criminal complaint, showing the informal power of the church over provincial secular justice.

• Out of the Frying Pan into the Fire §178 dean

  Nastoyatel -- the priest in charge of a particular church (here, rector of the cathedral), delivering the story's closing verdict on Gradusov's incorrigibility.

• The Bride §3 the cathedral archpriest

  A senior rank of parish priest in the Russian Orthodox Church, one grade above an ordinary priest and typically held by the incumbent of a cathedral or major church.

• To N. P. and I. P. Chekhov, 28 April 1880. Moscow. §17 archpriest

  A senior rank of parish priest in the Russian Orthodox Church, invoked here as a mock-pious wish for Ivan's future, part of the letter's parody of formal New Year greetings.