Superior general

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Superior general

A Superior General, or General Superior, is the Superior

Superior

Superior may refer to:*Superior : something which is higher in a hierarchical structure of any kind...
at the head of a whole religious order or congregation.

The term is mainly used as a generic term, while many orders and congegations use other specific titles, notably

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A Superior General, or General Superior, is the Superior

Superior

Abbot
Abbot

The word abbot, meaning father, is a title given to the head of a monastery in various traditions, including Christianity. The office may also be given as an honorary title to a clergyman who is not actually the head of a monastery....
general
Custos-general
Master general
Master general

Master general or Master-general can refer to:* the Superior general of certain orders and congregations, such as**the Crosiers**the Dominican Order...
Minister General
Minister general

Minister general is the term used for the superior general of various religious orders. See:* List of Ministers General of the Order of Friars Minor...
Mother General
Prior General
Rector general.

In many cases there is an intermediate level between him and the superior of the individual monasteries of or equivalent communities, often styled provincial superior

Provincial superior

A provincial superior is a major superior of a religious order acting under the order's superior general and exercising a general supervision over all the local superiors in a territorial division of the order called a province ....
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