In the Palaiologan era, the katepanikion was governed by a kephalē (Greek: κεφαλή, "head"), who had supreme civil and military authority within its bounds.
Na época dos Paleólogos os catepanatos estaban gobernados por un κεφαλή, kephalē, ("cabeza"), que tiña a suprema autoridade civil e militar dentro dos seus límites.