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When the supervision of monasteries passed to another episcopal official—the Great [[Sakellarios]] ("[[sacristan]]")—the title of archimandrite became an honorary one for abbots of important monasteries (compared to an ordinary abbot, a [[hegumenos]]).
 
== Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic usage ==
 
The Eastern Orthodox Churchand Eastern Catholic churches commonly selectsselect itstheir [[bishop]]s from the ranks of the archimandrites. An archimandrite is a priest who has taken monastic vows and is theoretically in line to be ordained a bishop.
 
===Kiev Metropolis===