medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
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?
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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