exarch meaning - English dictionary

A viceroy who governed a large province in the Roman Empire: In the late Roman and early Byzantine Empires, an "exarch" was a governor with extensive civil and military authority over a major territory, such as the Exarchate of Ravenna or Africa.

A bishop in eastern Christendom who holds a place below a patriarch but above a metropolitan: In Eastern Orthodox and some Eastern Catholic churches, an "exarch" is a prelate ranking between a metropolitan bishop and a patriarch, often having jurisdiction over a specific region or diaspora community outside the traditional patriarchal territories.

A bishop in one of several Eastern Orthodox Churches in North America: Specifically, in some Orthodox jurisdictions in North America, the title "exarch" is used for a bishop representing a patriarchate and overseeing its faithful in that continent.

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