eparch

English Thesaurus

1. the governor or prefect of an eparchy in ancient Greece (noun.person)

hypernym	:	governor,
definition	:	the head of a state government (noun.person)

2. a bishop or metropolitan in charge of an eparchy in the Eastern Church (noun.person)

hypernym	:	bishop,
definition	:	a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ (noun.person)