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proto-presbyter
proto-presbyter n. 
/ˌprəʊtə(ʊ)ˈprɛsbᵻtə/, /ˌproʊdoʊˈprɛsbədər/ Orthodox Church = protopapas n.
Brit. /ˌprəʊtə(ʊ)ˈprɛzbᵻtə/
, /ˌprəʊtə(ʊ)ˈprɛzbᵻtə//ˌprəʊtə(ʊ)ˈprɛsbᵻtə/U.S. /ˌproʊdoʊˈprɛzbədər/
, /ˌproʊdoʊˈprɛzbədər//ˌproʊdoʊˈprɛsbədər/ΘΚΠ
society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > clerical superior > various non-Christian superiors > [noun] > Greek
protopope1591
proto-presbyter1611
protopapas1682
1611 G. Downame Def. Serm. i. viii. 188 Peter was the Protopresbyter in the Church at Alexandria.
1722 J. Covel Some Acct. Greek Church ii. i. 201 Many of the Patriarch's chief Officers..though they were in Orders before, as Deacons at least, and in like manner the protopresbyter or first Priest..were all Consecrated..by Imposition of Hands.
1884 P. Schaff et al. Relig. Encycl. III. 1942 There is a proto-presbyter or proto-pope at each cathedral..in the Græco-Russian Church.
1998 Church Times 9 Jan. 16/4 The Very Revd Proto-presbyter Alban Barter, who has revived a church in a Chester suburb, with his congregation of 30.
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