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Patriarchs of the Eastern Orthodox Churches

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Patriarchs of the Pentarchy

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New page: Originally a '''patriarch''' was a man who exercised autocratic authority as a pater familias over an extended family. The system of such rule of families by senior males is called '''pat...

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Originally a '''patriarch''' was a man who exercised autocratic authority as a pater familias over an extended family. The system of such rule of families by senior males is called '''patriarchy'''. This is a [[Greek language|Greek]] word, a composition of ''πατήρ'' (pater) meaning "father" and ''άρχων'' (archon) meaning "leader", "ruler", etc.

[[Abraham]], [[Isaac]], and [[Jacob]] are referred to as the '''three patriarchs''' of the people of Israel and the period in which they lived is called the Patriarchal Age.

The word has mainly taken on specific ecclesiastical meanings. In particular, the highest-ranking bishops in [[Eastern Orthodoxy]] 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, unlike the Pope, the Bishop of Rome) of such a patriarch is called a '''[[patriarchate]]'''. Historically, a Patriarch may often be the logical choice to act as Ethnarch, 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).

==Patriarchs of the Pentarchy==

The following five patriarchs, later known as the Pentarchy, are the ancient, established patriarchates listed below:

*The [[Patriarch of Constantinople]]
*The [[Patriarch of Rome]]
*The [[Patriarch of Alexandria]]
*The [[Patriarch of Antioch]]
*The [[Patriarch of Jerusalem]]

==Patriarchs of the Eastern Orthodox Churches==

''see: [[Eastern Orthodoxy]]''
*The [[List of Ecumenical Patriarchs of Constantinople|Ecumenical Patriarch]], head of the [[Orthodox Church of Constantinople]] and the Spiritual Leader of [[Eastern Orthodoxy]]
*The [[List of Orthodox Patriarchs of Alexandria|Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa]] and the head of the [[Greek Orthodox Church of Alexandria]] in All Africa
*The [[List of Greek Orthodox Patriarchs of Antioch|Patriarch of Antioch]] and the head of the [[Orthodox Church of Antioch|Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch and All the East]] in the Near East
*The [[Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem|Patriarch of Jerusalem]] and the head of the [[Orthodox Church of Jerusalem|Greek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem and Holy Zion]] in Israel, Palestine, Jordan and All Arabia
*The Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia and the head of the Russian Orthodox Church in Russia
*The Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia and the head of the Georgian Orthodox Church in Georgia
*The Patriarch of Serbia and the head of the Serbian Orthodox Church in Serbia, Kosovo and Montenegro
*The Patriarch of All Romania and the head of the Romanian Orthodox Church in Romania
*The Patriarch of All Bulgaria and the head of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church in Bulgaria

As part of the Pentarchy, the Pope's Patriarchate of Rome was the only one in the Western Roman empire. It was roughly coterminous with present territory of the [[Latin Rite]]. 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 in [[2006]].

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 [[Abraham]], [[Isaac]], and [[Jacob]] are referred to as the '''three patriarchs''' of the people of Israel and the period in which they lived is called the Patriarchal Age.
-The word has mainly taken on specific ecclesiastical meanings.  In particular, the highest-ranking bishops in [[Eastern Orthodoxy]] 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, unlike the Pope, the Bishop of Rome) of such a patriarch is called a '''[[patriarchate]]'''. Historically, a Patriarch may often be the logical choice to act as Ethnarch, 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).
+The word has mainly taken on specific ecclesiastical meanings.  In particular, the highest-ranking [[bishop]]s in [[Eastern Orthodoxy]] 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, unlike the Pope, the Bishop of Rome) of such a patriarch is called a '''[[patriarchate]]'''. Historically, a Patriarch may often be the logical choice to act as Ethnarch, 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).
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 *The [[Patriarch of Constantinople]]
-*The [[Patriarch of Rome]]
+*The Patriarch of Rome
 *The [[Patriarch of Alexandria]]
 *The [[Patriarch of Antioch]]