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Prefect (disambiguation)

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Prefect is a magisterial title of varying definition, but which, basically, refers to the leader of an administrative area. It may also refer to:

France

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  • Prefect (France), (French: préfet), is the French state's representative in a department or region
  • Prefecture of Police, (French: Préfecture de police), headed by the Prefect of Police (Préfet de police), is an agency of the Government of France
  • Maritime Prefect, a servant of the French State who exercises authority over the sea in one particular region (a Préfecture maritime)
  • Prefect of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, the local representative of the President of France and in effect the Governor or Executive officer of the territory

Ancient Rome

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  • Urban prefect praefectus urbanus or praefectus urbi, was prefect of the city of Rome, and later also of Constantinople
  • Praetorian prefect, was the title of a high office in the Roman Empire; originating as the commander of the Praetorian Guard

Church

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  • Apostolic prefect (or prefect apostolic) is a Roman Catholic priest who heads an apostolic prefecture, a missionary area where the Catholic Church is not yet sufficiently developed to have it made a diocese

Other

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