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- noun Plural form of
protopope .
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In Russia, Bulgaria, Rumania, and Austria the protopopes have authority over a district containing several parishes.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss 1840-1916 1913
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Distinct from the official of the patriarchal court, though bearing the same title, were the protopopes in the country parishes.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss 1840-1916 1913
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Theodore Balsamon (twelfth century): "It is forbidden by the canons that there should be bishops in small towns and villages and because of this they ordain for these, priests who are protopopes and chorepiscopi" (Syntagma, III, 142).
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss 1840-1916 1913
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