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*'''Elevation to the rank of archdeacon (for monastics)'''—The award is by decree of His Holiness the Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus not earlier than thirty years of exemplary service to the Church. By decree of the Patriarch, the senior deacon of the Patriarchal cathedral church may be designated as archdeacon.
==Awards in Greek Orthodox practicePractice==
Different areas have different variations on clerical awards. An example of these is Metropolitan Isaiah's Protocol 01-22, which sets forth the clerical awards of the Greek Orthodox Diocese of Denver (now Metropolis), USA. There are no necessary timelines for progression along these ranks.
* '''Archdeacon''': A deacon who, often, is attached to the bishop.
* '''Protodeacon''': A senior deacon of a cathedral may be elevated to this rank.
==Antiochian Practice==
A priest or hieromonk who is blessed to hear confessions is awarded the epigonation. Most priests receive this blessing from the time of their ordination.
After a priest has served for at least 10 years, he may be advanced to the rank of archpriest. While this is the same rank as protopresbyter in the Arabic-language [[Archieratikon|''Archieratikon'']], an archpriest may be designated a protopresbyter to be ranked ahead of other archpriests.
A celibate priest, whether he has received the monastic tonsure or not, may be elevated to the rank of archimandrite.
An archpriest, protopresbyter, and archimandrite may wear the pectoral cross without restriction.
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