Editing Abbot (section)

==Eastern Christian==
{{further|Hegumen|Archimandrite}}

In the [[Eastern Orthodox Church|Eastern Orthodox]] and [[Eastern Catholic Churches]], the abbot is referred to as the ''hegumen''. The Superior of a monastery of nuns is called the ''Hēguménē''. The title of ''archimandrite'' (literally the head of the enclosure) used to mean something similar.

In the East{{clarify|date=December 2016}}, the principle set forth in the ''[[Corpus Juris Civilis]]'' still applies, whereby most abbots are immediately subject to the local bishop. Those monasteries which enjoy the status of being ''[[stauropegic]]'' will be subject only to a [[Primate (bishop)|primate]] or his [[Synod]] of Bishops and not the local bishop.