Hegumen, hegumenos, or igumen (; Macedonian, Bulgarian and Russian: игумен, Arabic:القمص, trans. hegumenos; Ukrainian: Ігумен ihumen; , iğumeni; ; Serbian: игуман or iguman) is the title for the head of a monastery in the Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Churches, similar to the title of abbot. The head of a convent of nuns is called a hegumenia or ihumenia (; Serbian: игуманија or igumanija; ). The term means "the one who is in charge", "the leader" in Greek.

Hegumen, hegumenos, or igumen (; Macedonian, Bulgarian and Russian: игумен, Arabic:القمص, trans. hegumenos; Ukrainian: Ігумен ihumen; , iğumeni; ; Serbian: игуман or iguman) is the title for the head of a monastery in the Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Churches, similar to the title of abbot. The head of a convent of nuns is called a hegumenia or ihumenia (; Serbian: игуманија or igumanija; ). The term means "the one who is in charge", "the leader" in Greek.