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  2. Papal name - Wikipedia

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    A list of popes buried in St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican, minus Benedict XVI who was buried in St. Peter's on January of 2023. A papal name or pontificial name is the regnal name taken by a pope. Both the head of the Catholic Church, usually known as the pope, and the pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria (Coptic pope) choose ...

  3. List of popes - Wikipedia

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    Plaque commemorating the popes buried in St. Peter's Basilica (their names in Latin and the year of their burial). This chronological list of popes of the Catholic Church corresponds to that given in the Annuario Pontificio under the heading "I Sommi Pontefici Romani" (The Roman Supreme Pontiffs), excluding those that are explicitly indicated as antipopes.

  4. List of popes by country - Wikipedia

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    French is the most common non-Italian papal ancestry. Sixteen popes have had French ancestry, all in the second half of the medieval era. The seven popes of the Avignon Papacy were French and are bolded. Since the end of the Avignon Papacy, no French person has been elected pope.

  5. List of current popes and patriarchs - Wikipedia

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    In 2006, Benedict XVI renounced the title of "Patriarch of the West" (Patriarcha Occidentis). [1] In 2024, Pope Francis reinstated the title of "Patriarch of the West" (Patriarcha Occidentis), reversing the decision by the previous Pope Benedict XVI; the title reinstatement was meant to bring closer ties to the other Patriarchs in the Eastern Orthodox faith.

  6. Lists of popes, patriarchs, primates, archbishops, and bishops

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    This is a directory of patriarchs, archbishops, and bishops across various Christian denominations. To find an individual who was a bishop, see the most relevant article linked below or Category:Bishops.

  7. List of popes (graphical) - Wikipedia

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    Plaque commemorating popes buried in St Peter's Basilica. This is a graphical list of the popes of the Catholic Church. While the term pope (Latin: Papa, 'Father') is used in several churches to denote their high spiritual leaders, in English usage, this title generally refers to the supreme head of the Catholic Church and of the Holy See.

  8. Papal titles - Wikipedia

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    The term "pope" comes from the Latin "papa", and from the Greek πάππας [5] (pappas, which is an affectionate word for "father"). [6] This is the most famous title associated with the bishop of Rome, being used in protocol, documents, and signatures.

  9. Pope - Wikipedia

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    The new pope chooses the name by which he will be known from that point on. The senior cardinal deacon, or cardinal protodeacon, then appears on the balcony of Saint Peter's to proclaim the new pope by his birth name, and announce his papal name in Latin. It's customary when referring to popes to translate the regnal name into all local languages.