Archbishop

**Archbishops** are capable of Healing and buffing an entire party using their skills and their Holy magic skills cover a wider area than a Priest or High Priest can. These Holy servants are the Priests who went on pilgrimages to Odin's Shrine seeking more power to maintain the peace on Rune-Midgarts.

Alongside the Priest and the High Priest is the Third Job class Archbishop. A formidable profession, Archbishop is more aggressive than the existing Priest classes. Archbishop is a profession that uses holy attack magic as well as the existing recovery-oriented skills, and takes off the limit of the Priest classess which used only the attack magic of the existing magic system. Also uses extensive secondary magic and power-up recovery magic.

## Background

The Holy War was over, but the High Priests were still sensing an ominous energy that loomed over the continent. They prayed that Odin's grace would grant them greater power to fight this evil.

The servants of Odin finally realized that merely "protecting peace" wasn't enough to save the world. Some of the High Priests embarked on a long, perilous pilgrimage to an ancient temple at the end of the continent to seek greater power through the essence of holiness.

A long time had passed since these priests left on their pilgrimage, and only one priest returned home from the temple. Before his death, he told the others that he and his comrades had found new enlightenment and then gave them the Holy Grail.

The Holy Grail shone with brilliant light and still held a few drops of its miraculous water. The leaders of the church kept the Holy Grail in the most sacred place in the church as they tried to decipher its secrets.

The news of the discovery of the Holy Grail spread around the world and attracted flocks of people to the church. Many curious visitors wanted to appreciate the Holy Grail and see it with their own eyes. Others, however, planned to steal the Holy Grail for themselves. In response to such threats, the church formed a group of special priests called the Archbishop whose duty was to protect the Holy Grail.

These followers of Odin use their holy power to repel pagans and non-believers, believing that the Holy Grail would eradicate evil and restore the world's peace as soon as its secrets were revealed.

## Job Change Quest

> *See Archbishop Job Change*
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## Notable Archbishops

* Mark Esha
* Roter

## Races

As worshippers of Odin, only Normans can become Archbishops.

## Armor

Archbishops can only equip gear designated as:

* Archbishop Class Only
* 3rd Class
* All Classes

## Weapons

Archbishops can utilize the following weapons:

* Books
* Claws
* Maces
* Staves

## Abilities

The Archbishop is capable of Healing and buffing an entire party by using skills like Heal and Increase AGI and their holy magic skills cover wider areas than Priests and High Priests, whose skills are limited for use on individual characters. Archbishops are well-rounded they can act as both healers and damage dealers in a party with their new Holy magic attack and complementary combat skills. The Archbishops' signature skills include High Heal and Renovatio, whose effectiveness is on a much higher level compared to existing healer skills.

## Advanced Jobs

Archbishops are the highest tier on this job branch and cannot advance any farther.

## Trivia

* An archbishop is a bishop of higher rank, but not of higher sacramental order above that of the three orders of deacon, priest, and bishop. Ironic, considering Archibishop outranks the Priest in Ragnarok Online.

## Gallery

* jRO art of Archbishop.
* jRO art of redesigned Archbishop.
* Archbishop sprite as seen in RO.
* Alternate Archbishop sprite as seen in RO.
* Male Arch Bishop drawn by Lee Myung-jin.
* Female Arch Bishop drawn by Lee Myung-jin.

## References

1. ↑ iRO Website 2013 Mar.
2. ↑ Official kRO Website 2019 Apr. 04
3. ↑ iRO Website 2010 Oct. 07
4. ↑ iRO Website 2010 Oct. 07
5. ↑ Wikipedia 2013 Mar.

## Patches

* Patch (2018 May 16)
	+ Archbishop's skills are improved.
* Patch (2013 Mar. 20)
	+ Updated Archbishop stat bonuses.
* Renewal Update (2009 Jun. 17)
	+ Added 3-1 Classes