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The Patriarch of the Brazilian Catholic Apostolic Church in Brazil (Not officially used, but described in a similarly holy level). The Patriarch of the Venezuelan Catholic Apostolic Church in Venezuela. Independent Eastern Catholic. The Patriarch of the Ukrainian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church in Ukraine. Independent Eastern Orthodox
The patriarchs (Hebrew: אבות ʾAvot, "fathers") of the Bible, when narrowly defined, are Abraham, his son Isaac, and Isaac's son Jacob, also named Israel, the ancestor of the Israelites. These three figures are referred to collectively as "the patriarchs", and the period in which they lived is known as the patriarchal age .
Eastern patriarchates of the Pentarchy, after the Council of Chalcedon (451). Patriarchate (/ ˈ p eɪ t r i ɑːr k ɪ t,-k eɪ t /, UK also / ˈ p æ t r i-/; [1] Ancient Greek: πατριαρχεῖον, patriarcheîon) is an ecclesiological term in Christianity, designating the office and jurisdiction of an ecclesiastical patriarch.
The Patriarch of Constantinople [when in communion] The Coptic Catholic Patriarch of Alexandria; Patriarchs of Antioch, in order of whom was promoted to the Patriarchal dignity earliest, currently: The Maronite Patriarch of Antioch; The Syriac Patriarch of Antioch; The Melkite Greek Patriarch of Antioch, of Alexandria and Jerusalem
The pope, as patriarch of the Latin Church, is the head of the only sui iuris Church in the West, leading to the title Patriarch of the West. Eastern patriarchs are elected by the synod of bishops of their particular church. [37] The patriarchs who head autonomous particular churches are:
If an Eastern Catholic archbishop or patriarch is made a cardinal he may be addressed as "His Eminence" and "Your Eminence", or the hybrid "His Beatitude and Eminence" and "Your Beatitude and Eminence". Priest: In Arabic, "Abouna" and in Greek "Pappas".
These patriarchs are elected by their synods, and must extend communion to and receive it from the other patriarchs, including the pope, before officially taking their office. In matters of discipline and practice, but not in matters of dogma , they generally follow the customs and laws of their particular church.
The patriarchal age is the era of the three biblical patriarchs, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, according to the narratives of Genesis 12–50 (these chapters also contain the history of Joseph, although Joseph is not one of the patriarchs).