The person who would be higher is the Pope.
An archbishop is one rank higher than a bishop.
A cardinal is of a higher rank than an archbishop. A: Not necessarily a "higher rank" per se except that Cardinals elect future popes -- the Bishop of Rome.Clarification:In many cases a cardinal IS an archbishop.
The pope outranks him.
There are three orders of Cardinals: Cardinal Bishops Cardinal Priests Cardinal Deacons There are no Cardinal Archbishops but there are archbishops who are cardinals.
The Archbishop of the Philippines is Archbishop Arsobispo
In hierarchical churches, "higher clergy" usually refers to bishops and those with equivalent standing to bishops, or higher offices that bishops may hold: pope, patriarch, metropolitan, archbishop, etc.
eg. The archbishop went to the shop. He is the archbishop of [...somewhere...] The archbishop's goldfish is called bubbles.
An Archbishop rules an Archdiocese as its Ordinary.
Did WHO want to be the Archbishop - and of what archdiocese?
The Pope is the archbishop of the Diocese of Rome.
Both bishops and archbishops have the fullness of the priesthood, that is, they are empowered to administer the sacrament of Order. Both are bishops; there is no higher RANKING in the priesthood as all bishops are equal. Those named Cardinal, Archbishop, Apostolic Nuncio,Canon, Monsignor, etc., are Prelates of Honour and their title merely indicates the ADMINISTRATIVE posts which they hold, including the title of Pope or Patriarch. The Pope is acknowledged to be first among equals - that is, first among his brother bishops.
Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr