Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to the office of archipresbyter, which arose in the church in the fourth century. His duty was to preside over worship and to take the place of the bishop in his absence.
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In 1818 the Diocese of Ortona, which is now only an archipresbyteral church, was incorporated with the See of Teramo.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon 1840-1916 1913
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In the episcopal and other cities the division into parishes took place much more slowly, the cathedral or the archipresbyteral church being for a long time the only parochial church.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11: New Mexico-Philip 1840-1916 1913
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