This page groups historical figures by the formal religious office or title they held, such as a bishop, an imam or a high priest, connecting a person to an institutional role rather than only their personal biography. Wikipedia notes that a church's polity "may describe its ministerial offices or an authority structure between churches," the same kind of structure that defines what an office actually was. Browsing this way lets a visitor see everyone who has held one particular office across history.
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Bishop of Poitiers at the end of his life
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This source names Iran directly: "and the high priesthood of Zoroastrian Iran, since holding a religious office is the common thread rather than any one tradition."
Source Divinity Atlas Directory Prose, First Edition Category Descriptions
Rome, Cities This source names Rome directly: "the temple officials of pre-Christian Rome and the high priesthood of Zoroastrian Iran, since holding a religious office is the common thread rather than any one tradition."
Source Divinity Atlas Directory Prose, First Edition Category Descriptions
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1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Tree
Divinity Atlas Directory Prose, First Edition Category Descriptions
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