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Honorific title for priest in the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The title Aleqa ("Master", also transliterated Alaqa) is a honorific title used in the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church. It is used as the title of a chief priest of a major church, the head of a monastery, as well as being an honorific for a highly educated member of the church, especially in the case of dabtaras.
An Alaqa is responsible for maintaining order in the church, as well as the administration.[1]
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