''Exokatakoiloi'' ( el, ἐξωκατάκοιλοι), latinized as ''Exocatacœli'', was a term attested since the 11th century for the principal officials of the

Patriarch of Constantinople The ecumenical patriarch ( el, Οἰκουμενικός Πατριάρχης, translit=Oikoumenikós Patriárchēs) is the archbishop of Constantinople (Istanbul), New Rome and '' primus inter pares'' (first among equals) among the heads of th ...

or a bishop of the

Eastern Church Eastern Christianity comprises Christian traditions and church families that originally developed during classical and late antiquity in Eastern Europe, Southeastern Europe, Asia Minor, the Caucasus, Northeast Africa, the Fertile Crescent and ...

: these were the steward or ''

oikonomos ''Oikonomos'' ( el, οἰκονόμος, from - 'house' and - 'rule, law'), Latinization of names, latinized œconomus, oeconomus, or economos, was an Ancient Greek word meaning "household manager." In Byzantine empire, Byzantine times, the ter ...

'' (the patriarchal official was prefixed with ''megas'', "grand"), the treasurer or '' egas

sakellarios A ''sakellarios'' ( el, σακελλάριος) or ''sacellarius'' is the title of an official entrusted with administrative and financial duties (cf. ''sakellē'' or ''sakellion'', "purse, treasury") in a government or institution. The title was ...

'', the sacristan or '' egas

skeuophylax ''Skeuophylax'' ( el, σκευοφύλαξ), feminine form ''skeuophylakissa'' (σκευοφυλάκισσα), meaning "keeper of the vessels", is an ecclesiastical office in the Eastern Orthodox Church. Usually held by a priest, the office of the ...

'', the record-keeper or ''

chartophylax A ''chartophylax'' ( el, χαρτοφύλαξ, from χάρτα, "document" and φύλαξ, "guard, keeper"), sometimes also referred to as a ''chartoularios'', was an ecclesiastical officer in charge of official documents and records in the Greek O ...

'', and the head of the ''

sakellion A ''sakellarios'' ( el, σακελλάριος) or ''sacellarius'' is the title of an official entrusted with administrative and financial duties (cf. ''sakellē'' or ''sakellion'', "purse, treasury") in a government or institution. The title was ...

''. Later a sixth member was added, the '' protekdikos''.

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* Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople Byzantine ecclesiastical titles and offices Eastern Christian ecclesiastical offices {{Byzantine-stub