SUPERIOR GENERAL

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A 'Superior General', or 'General Superior', is the Superior 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

★ Abbot general

★ Custos-general

★ Master general

★ Minister 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.

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★ Commissary general

★ Definitor-general

★ procurator-general
Congregational Leader

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