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In which case you would be wrong as well :-)
Part of the confusion arises from the Roman Catholic Church having
abolished the position of Archdeacon and replaced it by Vicar General.
John Briggs
On 24/01/2012, Kurt Sherry <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> That is what I said earlier and I have a similar impression.
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> Jim (and other colleagues) -- it has been nothing more than a hunch for me,
> based on nothing but a feeling, that the medieval archpriest was roughly
> equivalent to today's monsignor (especially one who works for the bishop in
> the curia). Does this ring true, to you?
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> Best wishes, George
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> George FERZOCO
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> On 24 Jan 2012, at 14:00, James Ginther wrote:
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>>
>> As for archpriest, it was a designation for a senior priest who had
>> jurisdiction over other priests, but in a very limited manner. In England
>> they ended up being a middle man administrator for the bishop and the
>> archdeacon. I believe they took on the same role on the continent, but it
>> may be I am thinking more of Italy than France. Pastoral "reformers"
>> attempted to utilize them as a means to disseminate pastoral training
>> manuals, and report on the liturgical infelicities of the parish priests.
>> The designation was jurisdictional and not sacramental (there is no order
>> of archpriest), and mirrored loosely the notion of archdeacon.
>>
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