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An '''archpriest''' is a non-monastic [[priest]] elevated with an honorific rank, equivalent to the [[monastic]] [[archimandrite]], though ranking one position lower. Archpriests are styled ''Very Reverend''.
The honor a higher rank is usually given as a recoginition of exemplary service or faithfulness to one's duties while in their current office.
The term '''''protopresbyter''''' (or '''''protopriest''''') is equivalent to ''archpriest'' in Greek practice, while in Slavic usage, a protopresbyter is a rank separate from and higher than archpriest. There are usuaully only a handful of protopresbyters in a given Slavic national church at any one time.
