Hierarchy of the Erechórebese Arathracian Church

The current hierarchy of the Erechórebese Arathracian Church was developed largely over the last sixteen centuries.

Hierarchy of the Erechórebese Arathracian Church

• Erechórebese Sunfather, supreme earthly head of the whole Erechórebese Arathracian Church
• Holy Senate or officially called the Arathracian College of Aigdemeans (anciently senator = Aichedh); meet as a body and also preside over the various Arathracian Themes
• Archpatriarch, directing priest and head of pre-eminent diocese and several neighboring suffragan dioceses which constitute an ecclesiastical archdiocese;
• Patriarch, directing priest and head of a diocese, usually subordinate to an arch-patriarch, a patriarch presides over an diocese
• ?, presides over the Parish which is a subdivision of a diocese or archdiocese
• Arathracian Exarch is an administrative priest with authority and jurisdiction over an Arathracian Exarchy which is outside of the traditional area of the Yophenthean Empire with notable exceptions.
• Abbot, directing priest and head of an Arathracian Sanctuary
• Airry, general term for any Arathracian Priest

Ecclesiastical Organization

Organizational Hierarchy

Erechórebese Arathracian Church

Body	Hierarch or Member	Yophenthean Name	Associated Stewardship	Remark
Whole Church	Sunfather	Erribaba
Heliopolitan College	Archeliopolitan	? Aigdemean	None, Serve in Heliopolitan College	Senior members of the Heliopolitan College, may also function as an archpatriarch in a Heliopolitan Temple
Heliopolitan College	Heliopolitan	Aigdemean	None, Serve in Heliopolitan College	May also function as an archpatriarch in a Heliopolitan Temple
Archpatriarchy	Archpatriarch		Arch Basilical Temple
Archbasilicate	Archbasilicary		Arch Basilical Temple	subordinate to the Archpatriarch
Patriarchy	Patriarch		Basilical Temple
Basilicate	Basilicary		Basilical Temple	subordinate to the Patriarch
Archdiocese	Arch Chrysopolitan		Archdiocesan Temple
Diocese	Chrysopolitan		Diocesan Temple
Parish	Avuncular		High Temple
Temple	Templary		Temple
Temple	Deacon		Temple

Other Officers

nuncio, vicar (representative of the Sunfather)

See Also

• Arathracian Church
• Arathracian Places of Worship
• Autonomous Pytharnian Arathracian Church
• Commonwealth of Arathracian States
• List of Erechórebese Sunfathers