In many
denominations of the
Christian religion, an
archbishop (, via
Latin archiepiscopus, from
Greek , from -, "chief", and , "bishop") is a
bishop of higher rank or office. Like
popes,
patriarchs,
metropolitans,
cardinal bishops,
diocesan bishops,
suffragan bishops, etc., archbishops belong to the category of bishops, the highest of the three traditional
orders of bishops, priests (
presbyters), and
deacons. One becomes an archbishop by being granted the title or by
ordination as chief pastor of a
metropolitan see or of another
episcopal see to which the title of archbishop is attached.