Editing Abbot (section)

==Abbatial hierarchy==
In some monastic families, there is a hierarchy of precedence or authority among abbots. In some cases, this is the result of an abbey being considered the "mother" of several "daughter" abbeys founded as dependent priories of the "mother". In other cases, abbeys have affiliated in networks known as "congregations". Some monastic families recognize one abbey as the motherhouse of the entire order.

* The abbot of [[Sant'Anselmo]] di Aventino, in Rome, is styled the "abbot primate", and is acknowledged the senior abbot for the [[Order of Saint Benedict]].
* An '''abbot-president''' is the head of a congregation (federation) of abbeys within the Order of Saint Benedict (for instance, the [[English Benedictine Congregation|English Congregation]], the [[American-Cassinese Benedictine Congregation|American-Cassinese Congregation]], etc.), or of the [[Cistercians]]
* An '''archabbot''' is the head of some monasteries which are the motherhouses of other monasteries (for instance, [[Saint Vincent Archabbey]], [[Latrobe, Pennsylvania|Latrobe]], Pennsylvania)
* [[Mauro-Giuseppe Lepori]] OCist is the current '''abbot-general''' of the [[Cistercians|Cistercians of the Common Observance]].