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Originally a patriarch was a man who exercised autocratic
Autocracy

An autocracy is a form of government in which the political power is held by a single, self-appointed ruler. The term autocrat is derived from the Greek language word 'a?t????t?? ....
 authority as a pater familias
Pater familias

for the episode of Ghost Whisperer, see Pater Familias.The pater familias was the highest ranking family status in an Ancient Rome household, Patriarchy....
 over an extended family. The system of such rule of families by senior males is called patriarchy
Patriarchy

Patriarchy can be defined as the structuring of society on the basis of family units, where fathers have primary Social responsibility for the welfare of, and authority over, their families....
. This is a Greek
Greek language

Greek is an Indo-European languages native to the southern Balkan peninsula, the language of the Greek people. It forms an independent branch within Indo-European....
 word, a composition of (pater) meaning "father" and (archon
Archon

Archon is a Greek language word that means "ruler", frequently used as the title of a specific public office. It is the masculine present participle of the verb stem ???-, meaning "to rule", derived from the same root as monarch, hierarchy and anarchism....
) meaning "leader", "chief", "ruler", "king", etc.

Abraham
Abraham

Abraham is a man featured in the Book of Genesis and an important figure in several monotheistic religions. Judaism, Christianity and Islam traditions regard him as the founding Patriarchs of the Israelites, Ishmaelites and Edomite peoples....
, Isaac
Isaac

According to the Hebrew Bible, Isaac The New Testament contains few references to Isaac. The Early Christianity views Abraham's willingness to follow God's command to Binding of Isaac as an example of faith and obedience....
, and Jacob
Jacob

According to the Hebrew Bible, Jacob , also known as Israel , was the third Biblical patriarchs and the ancestor of the twelve Israelites....
 are referred to as the three patriarchs
Patriarchs (Bible)

The Patriarchs according to the Judeo-Christian Old Testament, are Abraham, his son Isaac and his grandson Jacob. Collectively, they are referred to as the three patriarchs of Judaism, and the period in which they lived is known as the patriarchal period....
 of the people of Israel
Israelite

According to the Tanakh, the Israelites were the descendants of the Biblical patriarch Jacob. They were divided into twelve tribes, each descended from one of twelve sons or grandsons of Jacob....
, and the period in which they lived is called the Patriarchal Age
Patriarchal Age

The Patriarchal Age is the era of the three biblical Patriarchs, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, according to the narratives of Genesis 12-50. .The bible contains an intricate pattern of chronologies from the births of Adam , the first man, to the reigns of the kings of ancient Israel and Judah, at which point the bible makes contact with known a...
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Originally a patriarch was a man who exercised autocratic
Autocracy

An autocracy is a form of government in which the political power is held by a single, self-appointed ruler. The term autocrat is derived from the Greek language word 'a?t????t?? ....
 authority as a pater familias
Pater familias

for the episode of Ghost Whisperer, see Pater Familias.The pater familias was the highest ranking family status in an Ancient Rome household, Patriarchy....
 over an extended family. The system of such rule of families by senior males is called patriarchy
Patriarchy

Patriarchy can be defined as the structuring of society on the basis of family units, where fathers have primary Social responsibility for the welfare of, and authority over, their families....
. This is a Greek
Greek language

Greek is an Indo-European languages native to the southern Balkan peninsula, the language of the Greek people. It forms an independent branch within Indo-European....
 word, a composition of (pater) meaning "father" and (archon
Archon

Archon is a Greek language word that means "ruler", frequently used as the title of a specific public office. It is the masculine present participle of the verb stem ???-, meaning "to rule", derived from the same root as monarch, hierarchy and anarchism....
) meaning "leader", "chief", "ruler", "king", etc.

Abraham
Abraham

Abraham is a man featured in the Book of Genesis and an important figure in several monotheistic religions. Judaism, Christianity and Islam traditions regard him as the founding Patriarchs of the Israelites, Ishmaelites and Edomite peoples....
, Isaac
Isaac

According to the Hebrew Bible, Isaac The New Testament contains few references to Isaac. The Early Christianity views Abraham's willingness to follow God's command to Binding of Isaac as an example of faith and obedience....
, and Jacob
Jacob

According to the Hebrew Bible, Jacob , also known as Israel , was the third Biblical patriarchs and the ancestor of the twelve Israelites....
 are referred to as the three patriarchs
Patriarchs (Bible)

The Patriarchs according to the Judeo-Christian Old Testament, are Abraham, his son Isaac and his grandson Jacob. Collectively, they are referred to as the three patriarchs of Judaism, and the period in which they lived is known as the patriarchal period....
 of the people of Israel
Israelite

According to the Tanakh, the Israelites were the descendants of the Biblical patriarch Jacob. They were divided into twelve tribes, each descended from one of twelve sons or grandsons of Jacob....
, and the period in which they lived is called the Patriarchal Age
Patriarchal Age

The Patriarchal Age is the era of the three biblical Patriarchs, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, according to the narratives of Genesis 12-50. .The bible contains an intricate pattern of chronologies from the births of Adam , the first man, to the reigns of the kings of ancient Israel and Judah, at which point the bible makes contact with known a...
. It originally acquired its religious meaning in the Septuagint
Septuagint

The Septuagint , or simply "LXX", is the Koine Greek version of the Hebrew Bible, translated in stages between the 3rd century BC and 1st century BC in Alexandria....
 version of the Bible
Bible

The Bible is the central religious text of Judaism and Christianity. The exact Books of the Bible is dependent on the religious traditions of specific denominations....
.

The word has mainly taken on specific ecclesiastical meanings. In particular, the highest-ranking bishop
Bishop

A bishop is an ordination or consecration member of the Clergy#Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight....
s in Eastern Orthodoxy, Oriental Orthodoxy
Oriental Orthodoxy

Oriental Orthodoxy is the communion of Eastern Christianity Churches that recognize only three ecumenical councils ? the First Council of Nicaea, the First Council of Constantinople and the Council of Ephesus....
, the Roman Catholic Church
Roman Catholic Church

The Roman Catholic Church, officially known as the Catholic Church is the world's largest Christianity Ecclesia , representing over half of all Christians and one-sixth of the world population....
 (above Major Archbishop
Major Archbishop

In the Eastern Catholic Churches, major archbishop is a title for an Ordinary to whose archiepiscopal see is granted the same jurisdiction in his autonomous particular Church that an Eastern patriarch has in his....
 and primate
Primate (religion)

Primate is a title or rank bestowed on some bishops in certain Christianity churches. Depending on the particular tradition, it can denote either jurisdictional authority or ceremonial precedence ....
), and the Assyrian Church of the East
Assyrian Church of the East

The Holy Apostolic Catholic Assyrian Church of the East , currently presided over by Mar Dinkha IV, is a Christian particular church and one of the earliest to separate itself from communion with the Catholic Church ....
 are called patriarchs. The office and ecclesiastical conscription (comprising one or more provinces, though outside his own (arch)diocese he is often without enforceable jurisdiction) of such a patriarch is called a patriarchate
Patriarchate

A patriarchate is the office or Jurisdiction#Executive jurisdiction of a patriarch. A patriarch, as the term is used here, is either* one of the highest-ranking bishops in Eastern Orthodoxy, the original five of Rome, Constantinople, Alexandria, Antioch, and Jerusalem, but now nine, including patriarchs of Serbia, Russia, Georgia , Bulgaria...
. Historically, a Patriarch may often be the logical choice to act as Ethnarch
Ethnarch

Ethnarch refers generally to political leadership over a common ethnic group or heterogeneous kingdom. The word is derived from the Greek language words for "nation" and "leader" ....
, representing the community that is identified with his religious confession within a state or empire of a different creed (as Christians within the Ottoman Empire
Ottoman Empire

The Ottoman Empire , also known by its contemporaries as the Turkish Empire or Turkey , was an empire that lasted from 1299?1923. It was Treaty of Lausanne by the Republic of Turkey, which was officially proclaimed on October 29, 1923....
).

Patriarchs of the Eastern Orthodox Churches

  • The ancient Patriarchates (which originally also included the See of Rome
    Holy See

    The Holy See is the episcopal jurisdiction of the Bishop of Rome, commonly known as the Pope, and is the preeminent episcopal see of the Roman Catholic Church, forming the central government of the Church....
    ):
    • The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, head of the Orthodox Church of Constantinople and the Spiritual Leader of Eastern Orthodoxy
    • The Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa and the head of the Greek Orthodox Church of Alexandria
      Greek Orthodox Church of Alexandria

      The Greek Orthodox Church of Alexandria, also known as the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria and All Africa is one of the autocephaly Eastern Orthodox Churches....
    • The Patriarch of Antioch
      List of Greek Orthodox Patriarchs of Antioch

      The Patriarch of Antioch is one of the Eastern Orthodox patriarchs, sometimes called the Greek Patriarch of Antioch to distinguish from the Oriental Orthodox List of Syriac Orthodox Patriarchs of Antioch....
       and the head of the Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch and All the East in the Near East
    • The Patriarch of Jerusalem
      Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem

      The Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem is the head bishop of the Greek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem, ranking fourth of nine Patriarchs in the Eastern Orthodox Church....
       and the head of the Greek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem and Holy Zion
      Orthodox Church of Jerusalem

      The Greek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem , also known as the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem, is a member of the Eastern Orthodox Church....
       in Israel, Palestine, Jordan and All Arabia
  • The five junior Patriarchates created after the consolidation of the Pentarchy, in chronological order of their recognition as Patriarchates by the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople:
    • The Patriarch of All Bulgaria
      List of Patriarchs of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church

      Listed below are the Patriarch of All Bulgaria, leaders of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church....
       and the head of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church
      Bulgarian Orthodox Church

      The Bulgarian Orthodox Church is an autocephalous Eastern Orthodox Church with some 6.5 million members in the Republic of Bulgaria and between 1.5 and 2.0 million members in a number of European countries, the Americas and Australia....
       in Bulgaria, recognized as a Patriarchate in 927
    • The Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia
      Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia

      Catholicos-Patriarch has been the title of the heads of the Georgian Orthodox Church since 1010. The first Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia was Melkisedek I ....
       and the head of the Georgian Orthodox Church in Georgia, recognized as a Catholicosate (Patriarchate) in 1008
    • The Patriarch of Serbia
      Patriarch of Serbia

      This is a list of the Archbishops and Patriarchs of Pec and the Serbs from the creation of the church as an archdiocese in 1219 to today's Patriarchate....
       and the head of the Serbian Orthodox Church
      Serbian Orthodox Church

      The Serbian Orthodox Church or the Church of Serbia is one of the autocephalyEastern Orthodox Church organization, ranking sixth in order of seniority after Orthodox Church of Constantinople, Greek Church of Alexandria, Church of Antioch, Orthodox Church of Jerusalem, and Russian Orthodox Church....
       in Serbia (and the former Yugoslavia), recognized as a Patriarchate in 1375
    • The Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia
      List of Metropolitans and Patriarchs of Moscow

      HistoryThe history of the Russian Orthodox Church begins with the Baptism of Rus' at Kiev the date of which is commonly given as 988; however, the evidence surrounding this event is contested ....
       and the head of the Russian Orthodox Church
      Russian Orthodox Church

      The Russian Orthodox Church ; or The Moscow Patriarchate , also known as the Orthodox Christian Church of Russia, is a body of Christianity who constitute an Autocephaly Eastern Orthodox Church under the jurisdiction of the List of Metropolitans and Patriarchs of Moscow, in full communion with the other Eastern Orthodox Churches....
       in Russia, recognized as a Patriarchate in 1589
    • The Patriarch of All Romania and the head of the Romanian Orthodox Church
      Romanian Orthodox Church

      The Romanian Orthodox Church is an autocephalous Eastern Orthodoxy church. It is in full communion with other Eastern Orthodox churches, and is ranked Eastern Orthodox Church organization in order of precedence....
       in Romania, recognized as a Patriarchate in 1925


Eastern Patriarchs out of the Orthodox Communion

  • Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia
    Russian Old-Orthodox Church

    The Russian Old Orthodox Church is an Eastern Orthodox Church of the Old Believers tradition, born of a Schism within the Russian Orthodox Church during the 17th century ....
     head of the Russian Old-Orthodox Church
    Russian Old-Orthodox Church

    The Russian Old Orthodox Church is an Eastern Orthodox Church of the Old Believers tradition, born of a Schism within the Russian Orthodox Church during the 17th century ....
  • Patriarch of Kiev
    Ukrainian Orthodox Church - Kiev Patriarchate

    Ukrainian Orthodox Church - Kiev Patriarchate is one of the three major Eastern Orthodoxy church es in Ukraine. The church is, however, unrecognized by other canonical Eastern Orthodox churches, including the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church , the other major Orthodox church in Ukraine....
     head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church - Kiev Patriarchate
    Ukrainian Orthodox Church - Kiev Patriarchate

    Ukrainian Orthodox Church - Kiev Patriarchate is one of the three major Eastern Orthodoxy church es in Ukraine. The church is, however, unrecognized by other canonical Eastern Orthodox churches, including the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church , the other major Orthodox church in Ukraine....
  • Patriarch of Kiev head of the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church Canonical (a split from the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church
    Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church

    The Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church is one of the three major Orthodox Churches in Ukraine. The others include the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Kyiv Patriarchate and the Ukrainian Russophilia Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate ....
    , which is instead now ruled by an Archbishop)


Patriarchs in Oriental Orthodox Churches

see: Oriental Orthodoxy
Oriental Orthodoxy

Oriental Orthodoxy is the communion of Eastern Christianity Churches that recognize only three ecumenical councils ? the First Council of Nicaea, the First Council of Constantinople and the Council of Ephesus....
  • The Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of All Africa and the head of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria in Egypt and All Africa and the Spiritual Leader of Oriental Orthodoxy
    Oriental Orthodoxy

    Oriental Orthodoxy is the communion of Eastern Christianity Churches that recognize only three ecumenical councils ? the First Council of Nicaea, the First Council of Constantinople and the Council of Ephesus....
  • The Patriarch of Antioch and All the East
    List of Syriac Orthodox Patriarchs of Antioch

    The Patriarch of Antioch is the head of the Syriac Orthodox Church; this is a list of primates who have held that office.For Patriarchs of Antioch before the split in 518 between the Syriac and Eastern Orthodox churches, see List of Patriarchs of Antioch....
     and the head of the Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch
    Syriac Orthodox Church

    The Syriac Orthodox Church is an autocephaly Oriental Orthodox church based in the Middle East, with members spread throughout the world. It schism with Eastern Orthodoxy and Roman Catholicism over the Council of Chalcedon, which the Syriac Orthodox Church rejects....
     and Supreme Leader of the Universal Syriac Orthodox Church
    Syriac Orthodox Church

    The Syriac Orthodox Church is an autocephaly Oriental Orthodox church based in the Middle East, with members spread throughout the world. It schism with Eastern Orthodoxy and Roman Catholicism over the Council of Chalcedon, which the Syriac Orthodox Church rejects....
     in the Near East
    • The Catholicos of India and the head of the Malankara Jacobite Syriac Orthodox Church in India
  • The Catholicos of Etchmiadzin, Armenia and of All Armenians
    List of Catholicoi of Armenia

    This is a list of The Catholicoi of all Armenians, head bishops of the Armenian Apostolic Church....
     and Supreme Patriarch of the Armenian Apostolic Church
    Armenian Apostolic Church

    The Armenian Apostolic Church is the world's oldest national church and one of the most ancient Christianity communities.The official name of the church is the One Holy Universal Apostolic Orthodox Armenian Church ....
     and the head of the Armenian Apostolic Church
    Armenian Apostolic Church

    The Armenian Apostolic Church is the world's oldest national church and one of the most ancient Christianity communities.The official name of the church is the One Holy Universal Apostolic Orthodox Armenian Church ....
    • The Catholicos of Cilicia and head of the Armenian Apostolic Church of the House of Cilicia
      Armenian Apostolic Church

      The Armenian Apostolic Church is the world's oldest national church and one of the most ancient Christianity communities.The official name of the church is the One Holy Universal Apostolic Orthodox Armenian Church ....
       in Antelias, Lebanon and the Middle East
    • The Patriarch of Constantinople for the Armenians
      List of Armenian Patriarchs of Constantinople

      The list of Armenian Patriarchs of Constantinople presents the Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople from the date it was established.* Hovakim I of Constantinople ...
       in Turkey
    • The Patriarch of Jerusalem and of Holy Zion for the Armenians
      List of Armenian Patriarchs of Jerusalem

      In 638, The Armenian Apostolic Church began appointing its own bishop in Jerusalem, generally known as the Armenian Patriarch of Jerusalem. The office has continued, with some interruptions, down to this day....
       in Israel, Palestine, Jordan and the Persian Gulf
  • The Catholicos of the East
    Catholicos of the East

    "Catholicos" is a title used by Eastern and Oriental Orthodox Churches to denote the head of a Church or a dignitary of the highest order. This article focuses upon the Catholicos of the East in India....
     and the head of the Indian Orthodox Church
    Indian Orthodox Church

    The Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church is an autocephaly church and a member of the Oriental Orthodoxy Church family in Christianity, founded by St....
     in India
  • The Archbishop of Axum and Patriarch Catholicos of All Ethiopia
    List of Abunas of Ethiopia

    This is a list of The Abunas of Ethiopia, the spiritual head of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church. This church is one of the Oriental Orthodoxy communion, granted autocephaly by the List of Coptic Popes....
     and the head of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church
    Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church

    The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church is an Oriental Orthodoxy church in Ethiopia that was part of the Coptic Christianity until 1959, when it was granted its own Patriarch by List of Coptic Popes, Pope Cyril VI of Alexandria....
     in Ethiopia
  • The Archbishop of Asmara and Patriarch of All Eritrea
    List of Patriarchs of Eritrea

    This is a list of the Abunas of Eritrea, the head of the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church. The church is one of the Oriental Orthodoxy communion, autonomous to the List of Coptic Popes....
     and the head of the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church in Eritrea


Patriarch of the Church of the East

  • The Catholicos-Patriarch of Seleucia-Ctesiphon
    List of Patriarchs of Babylon

    The Patriarch of Assyria, also called the Assyrian Patriarch, is the leader and head bishop of the Assyrian Church of the East, formerly based in Mosul, Iraq, and now in exile in Chicago....
    , head of the Assyrian Church of the East
    Assyrian Church of the East

    The Holy Apostolic Catholic Assyrian Church of the East , currently presided over by Mar Dinkha IV, is a Christian particular church and one of the earliest to separate itself from communion with the Catholic Church ....
     in the Near East


Patriarchs of the Roman Catholic Church

Primatenoncardinal
As part of the Pentarchy
Pentarchy

In the History of Christianity, the Pentarchy is "the proposed government of universal Christendom by five Patriarch under the auspices of a single universal empire....
, the Pope's Patriarchate of Rome was the only one in the Western Roman empire
Western Roman Empire

The Western Roman Empire refers to the western half of the Roman Empire, from its division by Diocletian in 285; the other half of the Roman Empire was the Eastern Roman Empire, today widely known as the Byzantine Empire....
. It was roughly coterminous with present territory of the Latin Rite
Latin Rite

The Latin Rite is one of the 23 sui iuris particular Churches within the Catholic Church. This particular Church developed in western Europe and north Africa, where, from classical antiquity to the Renaissance, Latin was the principal language of education and culture, and so also of the liturgy....
. In the past popes have used the title Patriarch of the West. However, this title was removed from a reference publication issued by the Vatican
Roman Curia

The Roman Curia is the administrative apparatus of the Holy See and the central governing body of the entire Roman Catholic Church, together with the Pope....
 in 2006.

Latin Rite Patriarchs

  • The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem
    Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem

    The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem is the title given to the Latin Rite Catholic Archbishop of Jerusalem. The Archdiocese of Jerusalem has jurisdiction for all Latin Rite Catholics in Israel and Palestine....
  • The Patriarch of the East Indies
    Patriarch of the East Indies

    The Patriarch of the East Indies in the Catholic hierarchy is the title of the Archbishop of Goa and Dam?o in India; another title of his is that of the Primate of the East....
     a titular patriarchal see, united to Goa and Daman.
  • The Patriarch of Lisbon
    Patriarch of Lisbon

    The Patriarch of Lisbon is an honorary title possessed by the archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lisbon.The first patriarch of Lisbon was D....
  • The Patriarch of Venice
    Patriarch of Venice

    The Patriarch of Venice is one of the few Patriarchs in the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church. The diocese of Venice was created in 774, but it was only in 1457 that its bishops were accorded the title of the patriarch by the Pope, for political considerations....


Patriarchs of the Eastern Catholic Churches

see: Patriarchs of the East
Patriarchs of the east

The Catholic Church patriarchs of the east are generally speaking the head bishops of some of the autonomous Eastern Catholic Churches. Each patriarch of the east has authority over all bishops of a particular church....
  • The Coptic Catholic Patriarch of Alexandria
    List of Coptic Catholic Patriarchs of Alexandria

    This is a list of The Coptic Catholic Patriarchs of Alexandria. The head the Eastern Catholic Churches sui iuris Coptic Catholic Church, a particular Church in the Catholic Church in full communion with the Holy See....
     and head of the Coptic Catholic Church
    Coptic Catholic Church

    The Coptic Catholic Church is an Alexandrian Rite sui juris particular Church in full communion with the Pope of Rome rather than the Pope of Alexandria....
  • The Syrian Catholic Patriarch of Antioch
    List of Syrian Catholic Patriarchs of Antioch

    This is a list of Syrian Catholic Patriarchs of Antioch. They are head of the Syrian Catholic Church, one of the Eastern Catholic Churches in union with Roman Catholic Church since 1783....
     and the head of the Syrian Catholic Church
  • The Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch of Antioch
    List of Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarchs of Antioch

    This is a list of Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarchs of Antioch. The present complete title is Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, of Alexandria and Jerusalem of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church....
     and the head of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church
    Melkite Greek Catholic Church

    The Melkite Greek Catholic Church is an Eastern Catholic sui juris particular Church in full union with the Roman Catholic Church. The church's origins lie in the Near East, but, today, Melkite Catholics are spread throughout the world....
    ; united to it are two now titular patriarchal sees, both in Middle Eastern Pentarchy cities:
    • Melkite Catholic Patriarch of Alexandria
      Melkite Greek Catholic Church

      The Melkite Greek Catholic Church is an Eastern Catholic sui juris particular Church in full union with the Roman Catholic Church. The church's origins lie in the Near East, but, today, Melkite Catholics are spread throughout the world....
       (in Egypt)
    • Melkite Catholic Patriarchs of Jerusalem
      Melkite Greek Catholic Church

      The Melkite Greek Catholic Church is an Eastern Catholic sui juris particular Church in full union with the Roman Catholic Church. The church's origins lie in the Near East, but, today, Melkite Catholics are spread throughout the world....
       (in Palestine/Israel)
  • The Maronite Patriarch of Antioch
    List of Maronite Patriarchs

    This is a list of the Maronite Patriarchs of Antioch, who have led the Maronite Church, one of the Eastern Catholic Churches, in full communion with the Roman Catholic Church....
    , head of the Maronite Church
    Maronite Church

    Maronites are members of one of the Syriac Eastern Catholic Churches, with a heritage reaching back to Maron in the early 5th century. The first Maronite patriarch, John Maron, was elected in the late 7th century....
  • The Chaldean Catholic Patriarch of Babylon
    List of Chaldean Catholic Patriarchs of Babylon

    This is a list of The Chaldean Catholic Patriarchs of Babylon, the leaders of the Chaldean Catholic Church and one of the Patriarchs of the east of the Roman Catholic Church....
     and the head of the Chaldean Catholic Church
    Chaldean Catholic Church

    The Chaldean Catholic Church or the Chaldean Church of Babylon is an Eastern Catholic Churches Particular_church#Autonomous_particular_Churches_or_Rites of the Catholic Church, maintaining full communion with the Bishop of Rome and the rest of the Catholic Church....
  • The Armenian Catholic Patriarch of Cilicia
    List of Armenian Catholic Patriarchs of Cilicia

    This is a list of The Armenian Catholic Patriarchs of Cilicia. The Armenian Catholic Church patriarchate was established in 1740 and recognized by the Pope of the Catholic Church in 26 November,1742 following a Schism within the Armenian Patriarchate based in Cilicia....
     and the head of the Armenian Catholic Church
    Armenian Catholic Church

    The Armenian Catholic Church is an Eastern Catholic Churches sui juris in full union with the Roman Catholic Church. It is in full communion with and accepts the authority of the Pope in Rome as regulated by Eastern canon law....


Historical Patriarchs in the Roman Catholic Church

  • The Latin Patriarch of Antioch
    Latin Patriarch of Antioch

    The Latin Patriarch of Antioch was an office established in the aftermath of the First Crusade by Bohemund I of Antioch, founder of the Principality of Antioch....
  • The Latin Patriarch of Alexandria
    Latin Patriarch of Alexandria

    This is a list of The Latin Patriarchs of Alexandria established in 1215 during the pontificate of Pope Innocent III. This titular office was abolished in 1964....
  • The Patriarch of Aquileia
    List of Bishops and Patriarchs of Aquileia

    List of the Bishops and Archbishops of Aquileia.From 533 until the 7th century the archbishops renounced Papal authority and when they returned to the Roman fold they maintained the title patriarch they had assumed during this schism....
  • The Latin Patriarch of Carthage
    Patriarchate of Carthage

    This is a list of the Roman Catholic Bishops and Archbishops of Carthage, often referred to as Primate of Proconsular Africa, Numidia, Tripolitania and Mauretania or Patriarch of the African Church ....
  • The Latin Patriarch of Constantinople
    Latin Patriarch of Constantinople

    The Latin Patriarch of Constantinople was an office established as a result of Crusader activity in the Near East. The title should not be confused with that of the "Patriarch of Constantinople", an office which existed before and after....
  • The Patriarch of Grado
    Patriarch of Grado

    This is a list of the Patriarchs of Grado . The patriarchate came into being when the schismatic Patriarch of Aquileia, Paulinus , moved to Grado, Italy in the mid 6th century....
  • The Patriarch of the West Indies
    Patriarch of the West Indies

    The Patriarchate of the West Indies is a Latin Rite Titular See Patriarchate of the Roman Catholic Church. It is vacant since the death of its last holder in 1963....
     a titular patriarchal see, vacant since 1963


Catholic Patriarchs not in communion with the Church in Rome

  • The Patriarch of the Catholic Apostolic National Church of Brazil
  • The Patriarch of the International Communion of the Charismatic Episcopal Church
    Charismatic Episcopal Church

    The Charismatic Episcopal Church, more officially known as the International Communion of the Charismatic Episcopal Church , is an international Christian Communion established as an autocephalous communion in 1992....


LDS Church

According to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, a patriarch
Patriarch (Mormonism)

In the Latter Day Saint movement, Patriarch is an office of the Priesthood whose main duty is to give Patriarchal blessings. It is considered to be either an office of the Patriarchal Priesthood or the Melchizedek priesthood....
 is one who has been ordained to the office of Patriarch in the Melchizedek Priesthood
Melchizedek priesthood

The Melchizedek priesthood is the greater of the two orders of Priesthood recognized in Mormonism. The others are the Aaronic priesthood and the rarely-recognized Patriarchal priesthood....
. The term is considered synonymous with the term evangelist
Evangelist (Latter Day Saints)

In the Latter Day Saint movement, an evangelist is an ordained office of the ministry. In some denominations of the movement, an evangelist is referred to as a patriarch ....
. One of the patriarch's primary responsibilities is to give Patriarchal blessing
Patriarchal blessing

In the Latter Day Saint movement, a patriarchal blessing is a blessing or Ordinance given by a Patriarch to a church member. Patriarchal blessings are modeled after the blessing given by Abraham to each of his sons prior to his death....
s, as Jacob did to his twelve sons in the Old Testament. Patriarchs are typically assigned in each stake
Stake (Mormonism)

A stake is an administrative unit composed of multiple congregations in denominations of the Latter Day Saint movement. A stake is approximately comparable to a diocese in the Roman Catholic Church and other Christian denominations....
 and hold the title for life.

See also

  • List of current Popes and Patriarchs
    List of current patriarchs

    This is a list of current Christian patriarch....
  • Lists of Patriarchs
  • Patriarchate
    Patriarchate

    A patriarchate is the office or Jurisdiction#Executive jurisdiction of a patriarch. A patriarch, as the term is used here, is either* one of the highest-ranking bishops in Eastern Orthodoxy, the original five of Rome, Constantinople, Alexandria, Antioch, and Jerusalem, but now nine, including patriarchs of Serbia, Russia, Georgia , Bulgaria...
  • Patriarchy
    Patriarchy

    Patriarchy can be defined as the structuring of society on the basis of family units, where fathers have primary Social responsibility for the welfare of, and authority over, their families....
  • Matriarchy
    Matriarchy

    Matriarchy refers to a gynecocentric form of society, in which the leadership is taken by the women and especially by the mothers of a community....
  • List of Bishops and Archbishops
  • Major archbishop
    Major Archbishop

    In the Eastern Catholic Churches, major archbishop is a title for an Ordinary to whose archiepiscopal see is granted the same jurisdiction in his autonomous particular Church that an Eastern patriarch has in his....