An archpriest is a non-monastic priest elevated with an
honorific rank, equivalent to the monastic igumen, though
ranking one position lower. Archpriests are styled The Very
Reverend. In Slavic tradition, there is a further rank of
mitered archpriest. The honor is usually given as a recoginition
of exemplary service or faithfulness to one's duties while in
their current office. The term protopresbyter (or protopriest)
is equivalent to archpriest in Greek practice, while in Slavic
usage, a protopresbyter is a rank separate from and higher than
archpriest and mitered archpriest. Sometimes the protopresbyter
is styled as The Right Reverend. Also, there are usually only a
handful of protopresbyters in a given Slavic national church at
any one time. In Greek practice, archpriests wear a pectoral
cross to designate their rank, while in Slavic practice, all
priests wear pectoral crosses regardless of rank. In Slavic
practice, the different ranks of priests are also distinguished
by different types of crosses, and th