Clergy and ranks
Altar server
A layman who assists in the altar by the rector's blessing — preparing the censer and carrying candles; he holds no rank.
Clergy and ranks
Что означают слова, которые звучат в храме: облачения, богослужения, таинства, устройство храма.
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Clergy and ranks
Archbishop
A bishop given an honorary senior title; it adds no new degree, and the only visible sign is a cross on the klobuk.
Clergy and ranks
Archimandrite
The highest title of a monastic priest, above hegumen and below bishop; he serves in a mitre but cannot ordain.
Clergy and ranks
Archpriest
The title of a senior married priest — an award for years of service, not a further degree; most rectors are archpriests.