Directory 238 records
Offices
Seats that one holder leaves to the next: a line of office, not a family.
A seat outlasts
whoever sits in it.
Offices and their holders
All offices
Across 8 traditions, and 57 in none yet.
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Ordered by how many Wikipedias have an article on each — a measure of how widely a subject is written about, not of its importance to any tradition.
57 of these sit in no collection yet, so they appear under All and under no tradition.
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Christianity Pope Bishop of Rome and head of the Roman Catholic church -
pharaoh Ruler of Ancient Egypt -
prophet Person claiming to speak for divine beings -
Buddhist traditions Dalai Lama Tibetan Buddhist spiritual teacher -
Christianity bishop Ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy -
Islam imam Islamic leadership position -
Christianity cardinal Senior ecclesiastical official of the Catholic Church -
monk Member of a monastic religious order -
Judaism rabbi Teacher of Torah in Judaism -
Christianity apostle Primary disciples of Jesus in the New Testament -
Emperor of Japan Head of state of Japan -
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Christianity abbot Religious title, superior of a community of monks, often an abbey -
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witch Usually female practitioner of witchcraft -
Islam prophet of Islam Apostles who preach the news of what comes from the revelation and Sharia - Christianity archbishop Bishop of higher rank in many Christian denominations
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Buddhist traditions · South Asian traditions guru Teacher, expert, counsellor, spiritual guide or leader, often in Hindu, Jain, Buddhist or Sikh traditions -
Islam sheikh Arabic and Islamic honorific title -
Islam Amir Title of high office, used throughout the Muslim world -
Christianity deacon Ministry in the Christian Church -
Supreme Leader of Iran Ruler of the Islamic Republic of Iran - Christianity antipope Person who claims to be, but is not recognized as, the legitimate pope
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muezzin Person appointed at a mosque to lead and recite the call to prayer -
Islam mufti Islamic jurist qualified to issue a nonbinding opinion on a point of Islamic law -
Christianity pastor Ordained leader of a Christian congregation -
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Christianity patriarch Highest-ranking bishop in Christianity - Islam qadi Judge ruling in accordance with Islamic religious law
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Buddhist traditions Lama Honorific title for a teacher of the Dharma in Tibetan Buddhism - Judaism · Christianity Christ Messianic dimension of Jesus, biblical figure and title
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Buddhist traditions Panchen Lama Priest in Tibetan Buddhism -
Islam Rashidun The four caliphs who, from the point of view of the Sunnis, held the caliphate after Muhammad - Christianity nuncio Papal ambassador, diplomatic rank of the Holy See
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Christianity metropolitan Ecclesiastical office, archbishop at the head of a metropolitan archdiocese -
Christianity Archbishop of Canterbury Senior bishop of the Church of England - Greek and Roman archon Title of various ruling offices in the ancient world
- Greek and Roman augur Priest in the classical Roman world whose main role was the practice of augury
- Christianity canon Cleric; member of certain bodies subject to an ecclesiastical rule
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Christianity Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople Highest position in the Eastern Orthodox Church -
Christianity Sacred Heart Christian devotion symbolising the love of Jesus Christ -
chaplain Minister of a religious tradition who is attached to an institution, or a parochial vicar (assistent/cooperator priest in the parish) - Christianity vicar Type of priest
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Christianity Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church -
The Twelve Imams Muhammad ibn Abdullah's successors according to the beliefs of the Twelver Shiites - Christianity archimandrite Title
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camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church Cardinal of the Catholic Church with particular functions - Islam Aga Khan Hereditary religious title
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Deity · South Asian traditions Tirthankara In Jainism, a saviour and spiritual teacher of the dharma - Christianity archdeacon Senior clergy position in Anglicanism, Chaldean Catholic, Syrian Malabar Nasrani, and some other Christian denominations, above that of most clergy and below a bishop
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Christianity abbess Female superior of a community of nuns, often an abbey - Christianity hegumen Profession
- Christianity Prince-Bishop Bishop who is a territorial Prince of the Church
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Christianity Christ Child Jesus as a child up to the age of 12 -
Deity · South Asian traditions Kumari Manifestations of the divine female energy or devi in Hindu religious traditions -
Judaism kohen Hereditary priest in Judaism, descendant of Aaron - Christianity titular bishop Bishop who is not in charge of a diocese, such as coadjutor bishops, auxiliary bishops, bishops emeriti, vicars apostolic, nuncios, superiors of departments in the Roman Curia, and cardinal bishops of suburbicarian dioceses
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Deity · South Asian traditions Dattatreya Hindu deity and combined avatar of the Trimurti (Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva) - Judaism High Priest of Israel Chief religious official of ancient Judaism
- Christianity papal legate Personal representative of the pope of the Catholic Church in foreign nations or for some special mission
- preacher Person who delivers sermons or gives homilies
- Buddhist traditions · South Asian traditions samaṇa An ascetic in the Indian tradition, particularly within Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism
- Christianity Cardinal Secretary of State Presides over Secretariat of State of the Holy See
- khaṭīb Person who delivers the sermon (khuṭbah), during the Friday prayer and Eid prayers
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Islam Islamic jurist Expert in Islamic jurisprudence - Judaism Patriarchs Biblical figures Abraham, his son Isaac, and Isaac's son Jacob, or the ancestor-figures between Adam and Abraham
- Christianity provost Senior official in various Christian churches
- Christianity auxiliary bishop Position, assistant of the diocesan bishop of any diocese, without right to succession of the same
- Judaism biblical judge Authority in the early history of Israel
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Buddhist traditions Karmapa Head of the Karma Kagyu, a sect of Tibetan Buddhism - Patriarch of Antioch Traditional title held by the bishop of Antioch
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Text · Christianity Salvator Mundi Title of Jesus and subject in Christian iconography - Christianity Patriarch of Alexandria Archbishop of Alexandria, Egypt; includes the designation "pope"
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Christianity prior Ecclesiastical title for a monastic superior -
Christianity vicar general Profession in church -
Christianity Christian minister Function of service in Christianity - Christianity confessor Catholic priest who confesses and who has the power to grant absolution of sins
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Islam cup-bearer Officer of high rank in royal courts responsible for serving drinks to the sovereign - Christianity Dean of the College of Cardinals President of the College of Cardinals
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Levite Member of the tribe of Levi who is not descended from Aaron (and is therefore not a Kohen) -
Christianity parson Presbyter of a Christian parish in general - Christianity Anglican Archbishop of York Senior bishop in the Church of England
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Islam Grand Mufti Higher spiritual position of Muslim Ummah - Ancient Egypt High Priest of Amun Priestly title in ancient Egypt
- Christianity archpriest Priests with supervisory duties over a number of parishes
- Chief Rabbinate of Israel Leading authority of Judaism in Israel
- Christianity apostolic administrator Sede vacante administrator of a diocese or archdiocese appointed by the pope
- high priest Supreme priest in several ancient religions
- Buddhist traditions Jebtsundamba Khutuktu Lineage
- Christianity dean Cleric holding certain positions of authority within a religious hierarchy
- Christianity hieromonk In Eastern Christianity, a monk who is also a priest
- muhaddith Specialist who profoundly knows and narrates hadith
- Supreme Leader of Afghanistan Head of state and ruler of Afghanistan
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Christianity Catholicos of All Armenians Head of the Armenian Apostolic Church - elder Person with authority over others
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Grand Inquisitor of Spain President of the council of the Spanish Supreme Inquisition - Christianity Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem Primate of the Eastern Orthodox Church in Jerusalem
- Christianity major archbishop Primate oriental catholic position
- Nasi Hebrew title; occurs 132 times in the Masoretic Text, and usually translated "prince" or "captain"; also a title for the head of the Sanhedrin (during the Second Temple Period) or as a religiopolitical office in the Late Roman Empire
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Christianity Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church Leader of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria, Egypt -
Judaism Rebbe Orthodox rabbinic title, especially in Hasidism -
Christianity cardinal-nephew Nephew or relative of a pope appointed as a cardinal by him - Christianity coadjutor bishop Position, assistant of the diocesan bishop of any diocese, with the right to succession thereof
- Islam Mawlawi Islamic religious title given to Muslim religious scholars
- Judaism Chief Rabbi Title given in several countries to the recognized religious leader of that country's Jewish community
- Deity Dhu'l-Khalasa Pre-Islamic Arabian shrine and deity
- Exilarch Leader of the Jewish community in Babylon during the era of the Parthians, Sassanids and Abbasids up until the Mongol invasion of Baghdad in 1258, with intermittent gaps
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God's Wife of Amun Highest-ranking priestess of the Amun cult - Deity yogini Female practitioner of yoga
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Christianity protonotary apostolic Member of the highest college of prelates in Roman Curia; honorary title conferred by the Pope - Christianity Cardinal Vicar Bishop to whom the pope delegates the government of the Italian portion of the diocese of Rome. title given to the Vicar General of the Diocese of Rome
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military chaplain Ministers to military personnel - Christianity superintendent Head of an administrative division of a Protestant church
- Christianity superior general Leader or head of a religious institute in the Roman Catholic Church, and some other Christian denominations
- Christianity curate Religious occupation
- diocesan administrator Sede vacante administrator appointed by the diocese or archdiocese, usually a priest
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Buddhist traditions Ganden Tripa Title of the spiritual leader of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism - Ancient Egypt High Priest of Ptah Priestly title in ancient Egypt
- Christianity Pope emeritus Title in Christianity
- Christianity provincial superior Head of a province of a religious order
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Christianity Superior General of the Society of Jesus Leader of the Society of Jesus - almoner Chaplain in charge of assisting the poor
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Christianity cardinal protodeacon The most senior Catholic Cardinal Deacon