338:, supported by imperial authority and by a variety of concurring advantages, was given the right of precedency over the Patriarch of Alexandria. But neither Rome nor Alexandria recognized the claim until many years later. During the first two centuries of our era, though Egypt enjoyed unusual quiet, little is known of the ecclesiastical history of its chief see, beyond a barren list of the names of its patriarchs, handed down to us chiefly through the church historian
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399:"father". In the early centuries of Christianity, this title was applied informally (especially in the east) to all bishops and other senior clergy. In the west it began to be used particularly for the Bishop of Rome (rather than for bishops in general) in the sixth century; in 1075,
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His Divine
Beatitude the Pope and Patriarch of the Great City of Alexandria, Libya, Pentapolis, Ethiopia, All Egypt and All Africa, Father of Fathers, Pastor of Pastors, Prelate of Prelates, the Thirteenth of the Apostles and Judge of the
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His Divine
Beatitude the Pope and Patriarch of the Great City of Alexandria, Libya, Pentapolis, Ethiopia, All Egypt and All Africa, Father of Fathers, Pastor of Pastors, Prelate of Prelates, the Thirteenth of the Apostles and Judge of the
319:, and he governed ecclesiastically the entire territory. As the Christians multiplied, and other metropolitan sees were created, he became known the arch-metropolitan. The title of patriarch did not come into use until the fifth century.
295:. It was the centre from which Christianity spread throughout all Egypt. Within its jurisdiction, during its most flourishing period, were included about 108 bishops; its territory embraced the six provinces of
418:): "τοῦτον ἐγὼ τὸν κανόνα καὶ τὸν τύπον παρὰ τοῦ μακαρίου πάπα ἡμῶν Ἡρακλᾶ παρέλαβον." This is translated, "I received this rule and ordinance from our blessed father/pope, Heraclas." According to the
283:. The vast majority of the population of Christians within Alexandria and Egypt, as well as almost all of the Egyptian monastic communities, are part of the Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria.
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issued a declaration widely interpreted as stating this by-then-established convention. By the sixth century, this was also the normal practice in the imperial chancery of
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This office has historically held the title of Pope—Πάπας (
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Catholicos of All Armenians (Patriarch of Etchmiadzin)
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357:in 451, which gave rise to the non-Chalcedonian
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3352:Ethiopian Orthodox Patriarchate of Ethiopia
712:. Encyclopædia Britannica. 26 January 2015.
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3117:Chaldean Catholic Patriarchate of Baghdad
2958:Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria
2828:Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople
894:The Sacred Writings of Eusebius Pamphilus
817:The Eucharistic Prayers of the Roman Rite
773:Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church
3022:Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem
2918:Melkite Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch
444:was chief bishop of the apostolic see."
349:of church leaders until the time of the
3462:Dioceses established in the 1st century
3191:Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople
2910:Syriac Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch
2877:Syriac Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch
2843:Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople
2324:Cristoforo Guidalotti Ciocchi del Monte
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201:was revered as one of the three major
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566:titular Patriarchal See of Alexandria
377:), which means "Father" in Greek and
248:" and were subsequently known as the
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3259:Serbian Orthodox Patriarchate of Peć
2835:Latin Patriarchate of Constantinople
796:A Brief History of the Western World
757:. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
698:. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
523:Patriarch of Alexandria of the Copts
463:Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria
453:Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria
359:Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria
3467:1st-century establishments in Egypt
2311:Guido Ascanio Sforza di Santa Fiora
594:Greek Orthodox Church of Alexandria
584:Greek Orthodox Church of Alexandria
363:Greek Orthodox Church of Alexandria
3183:Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem
3029:Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem
688:Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "
345:All denominations acknowledge the
232:, and this status was ratified by
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3080:Latin Catholic titular episcopate
2887:Armenian Catholicosate of Cilicia
775:, Oxford University Press, 2005,
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616:List of patriarchs of Alexandria
242:(already the prevailing custom).
149:381 (granted title of patriarch)
18:Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria
3307:Patriarchate of the East Indies
3291:Patriarchate of the West Indies
3037:Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem
2682:, sorted according to earliest
972:; Hainthaler, Theresia (1996).
647:(Coptic Orthodox) (in Arabic).
324:First Council of Constantinople
3457:History of Eastern Catholicism
3299:Latin Patriarchate of Ethiopia
794:Thomas H. Greer, Gavin Lewis,
1:
2926:Latin Patriarchate of Antioch
2203:Humbert II, Dauphin of Vienne
562:Latin Patriarch of Alexandria
542:Melkite Greek Catholic Church
281:Latin Patriarch of Alexandria
840:(Government Institutes 2009
412:Pope Dionysius of Alexandria
2300:Alonso de Fonseca y Acevedo
2238:Johannes Walteri von Sinten
408:Pope Heraclas of Alexandria
383:Pope Heraclas of Alexandria
336:Patriarch of Constantinople
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690:Patriarch and Patriarchate
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2390:Carlo Ambrosio Mezzabarba
2292:Pedro González de Mendoza
2198:Egidio da Ferrara (Giles)
726:. CIA.GOV. 30 March 2022.
548:, also has the titles of
517:Eastern Catholic Churches
420:Oxford English Dictionary
351:Second Council of Ephesus
164:Saint Mark the Evangelist
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3432:Patriarchs of Alexandria
3247:Patriarchate of Bulgaria
3232:Patriarchate of Aquileia
2514:Gregory II Youssef-Sayur
2429:Luca Ermenegildo Pasetto
2345:Giovanni Battista Albani
2296:Diego Hurtado de Mendoza
2285:Arnaldo Rogerii de Palas
2216:Arnaud Bernard du Pouget
1024:Patriarchs of Alexandria
3409:Christianity portal
3361:(1992–2018; since 2019)
3345:Patriarchate of Romania
3253:Patriarchate of Georgia
3199:Patriarchate of Cilicia
2703:Eastern Orthodox Church
2355:Séraphin Olivier-Razali
2259:Pietro Amaury di Lordat
861:(Liturgical Press 1996
819:(Liturgical Press 2004
798:(Cengage Learning 2004
414:, to Philemon (a Roman
238:First Council of Nicaea
176:Patriarch of Alexandria
3447:Coptic Orthodox Church
3321:Patriarchate of Lisbon
3314:Patriarchate of Moscow
3266:Patriarchate of Venice
2414:Paolo Angelo Ballerini
2316:Ottaviano Maria Sforza
2250:Pietro Amely di Brunac
2233:Pietro Amely di Brunac
838:A History of the Popes
544:in communion with the
529:in communion with the
527:Coptic Catholic Church
448:Claimants to the title
322:Up to the time of the
230:Councils of Alexandria
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3240:Patriarchate of Grado
2902:Maronite Patriarchate
2584:Stéphanos I Sidarouss
2383:Petrus Draghi Bartoli
2262:Lancelotus de Navarra
2195:Atanasio (Athanasius)
1047:Mark I the Evangelist
889:Pamphilus of Caesarea
754:Catholic Encyclopedia
724:"CIA World Fact Book"
695:Catholic Encyclopedia
596:. His full title is "
361:and the Chalcedonian
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2599:Ibrahim Isaac Sidrak
2589:Stéphanos II Ghattas
2469:Athanasius IV Jawhar
2454:Athanasius IV Jawhar
2419:Domenico Marinangeli
2373:Allesandro Crescenzi
2360:Alessandro di Sangro
2275:Giovanni Vitelleschi
1669:Popes and Patriarchs
1181:Popes and Patriarchs
645:Saint Takla Haymanot
501:) and Successor of
355:Council of Chalcedon
332:Council of Chalcedon
3088:Archbishop of Tunis
2534:Cyril IX Moghabghab
2504:Maximos III Mazloum
2484:Ignatius IV Sarrouf
2393:Filippo Carlo Spada
2378:Aloysius Bevilacqua
2212:Guillaume de Chanac
1037:Chalcedonian schism
317:metropolitan bishop
293:Mark the Evangelist
39:Patriarch of Venice
3104:Seleucia-Ctesiphon
2715:Oriental Orthodoxy
2519:Peter IV Geraigiry
2489:Athanasius V Matar
2464:Theodosius V Dahan
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2265:Giovanni Contarini
2228:Jean de Cardaillac
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2368:Federico Borromeo
2364:Honoratus Caetani
2335:Alessandro Riario
2304:Bernardino Carafa
970:Grillmeier, Aloys
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782:978-0-19-280290-3
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