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The title of "Patriarch" is assumed also by for leaders and church officers of certain Christian denominations, including some of the following: Hussite. The Patriarch of the Czechoslovak Hussite Church mainly in the Czech Republic and also some parts of Slovakia. [1] Independent Catholic. The Patriarch of the Catholic Apostolic Church of ...
Archbishop or Bishop: In Arabic, a bishop is titled "Sayedna", while in churches of Syriac tradition he is titled "Mar". 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".
The bishop or eparch of a see, even if he does not also hold a title such as archbishop, metropolitan, major archbishop, patriarch or pope, is the centre of unity for his diocese or eparchy, and, as a member of the College of Bishops, shares in responsibility for governance of the whole church (cf. Catechism of the Catholic Church, 886).
Patriarch of the Church of the East is the head of the Church of the East. Today, there are three rival patriarchs: Catholicos-Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East; Catholicos Patriarch of the Ancient Church of the East; Chaldean Catholic patriarch of Baghdad (of the Catholic church)
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 patriarch of an Eastern Church sui iuris heads an autonomous Church, is elected by the synod of that Church, and exercises authority within his patriarchal territory and on eparchies and parishes outside his territory. A minor Latin patriarch is an honorific title above archbishop given to some Latin dioceses for historical reasons.
The title pope continues to be used by Alexandrian bishops; both the Coptic Orthodox and Greek Orthodox Patriarchs of Alexandria are known as the "Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria". [ 13 ] [ 14 ] In the Western Christian world "pope" is chiefly associated with the Bishops of Rome — from the 5th or 6th century it became, in the West, a title ...
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.