Praeses

Praeses (from Latin prae-sidere "to sit") stands for:

• the leading clergy in some Protestant regional churches (instead of a bishop), see Praeses
• the civil governor in numerous Roman provinces, see Praeses (governor)
• the chairmen of traditional bodies or (ecclesiastical) associations such as brotherhoods , for example Praeses Presbyterii

This is a disambiguation page for differentiating between several terms identified with the same word.