An archpriest is a priest with supervisory duties over a number of parishes. The term is most often used in Eastern Orthodoxy and Eastern Catholic Churches, although it may be used in the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church instead of dean or vicar forane. In the 16th and 17th centuries, during the persecution of Roman Catholics in England, an... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archpriest
Formerly a senior priest attached to a cathedral as assistant to the bishop and overseer of the subordinate clergy. The chapters of St Peter's and other Roman basilicas are headed by archpriests.... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20688
a priest holding first rank, as among the members of a cathedral chapter or among the clergy of a district outside the episcopal city. · a priest acting as superior of the Roman Catholic secular clergy in England, first appointed in 1598 and superseded by a vicar apostolic in 1623. Found on https://www.infoplease.com/dictionary/archpriest