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Normally, priests are assigned to a diocese or a province (depending on the order). Bishops, Arch Bishops or Cardinals are in charge of Diocese/Provinces and they are often supported by assistants in the administration of their district.

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I'm not too jive with the lingo, but you have Pope, Archbishop, Bishop. The Bishops are the ones that elect a new Pope. There are probably more, but since when should there be a clergy class anyway? Or ones with such titles? OH, since the church deviated from what Jesus said they should do. OH...


Primates is another name.

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A bishop, if it's a diocese, or an archbishop if it's an archdiocese. There isn't much difference between the two.

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