The pope is sometimes referred to as the Patriarch of the West.
No, the Pope is the head of the Roman Catholic church. The Ecumenical Patriarch is the head of the Eastern Orthodox Church.
Roman Catholic AnswerJesus Christ is the head religious figure of the Catholic Church.
Medieval Europe, not just the bishops, followed Christianity, in the form of the Catholic religion, those head was the Roman Pope.
Pope Benedict is head of the Catholic Church. However he is also head of all of the other Rites/Churches which are in Union with Rome (The Uniates). So he is head of the following "Churches": Armenian Catholic Church Byzantine Catholic Church Chaldean Catholic Church (East Syrian) Coptic Catholic Church Ethiopian Catholic Church Maronite Church Melkite Catholic Church Roman Catholic Church Romanian Catholic Church Russian Catholic Church Ruthenian Catholic Church Syro-Malabar Catholic Church Ukrania Catholic Church West Syrian Catholic Church Each of these have different "Rites" or ceremonies which are carried out. And they are all under their own separate patriarch(s). The pope is both head and patriarch of the Roman Catholic Church or the Western Rite. For a list of "Who's Who" and who isn't in union with Rome etc read this: http://www.archdiocesesantafe.org/Offices/Ecumenical/ChurchList.pdf
The head Quarters of the Roman Catholic church is The Vatican Rome
The pope is the head of the Catholic Church. There is only one Catholic Church and it is not a sect. To be a Catholic Church, a church must be in union with the pope. If they are not in union with the pope, they are not Catholic.
The pope was ahead of the Roman Catholic church.
The head of the Roman Catholic Church, called the pope, is located in Rome, in the Vatican.
The Head of the Roman Catholic Church in the Middle Ages was the Pope as it still is today, so the seat of power was in the Holy See in Rome. However in the Crusader States like Jerusalem there was a man called the Patriarch who spiritually represented all christian faiths in the holy land.
The Pope is head of the Roman Catholic Church.
The head of the Roman Catholic Church is called the Pope.
Indefinitely and predominantly Roman Catholic. They have the Pope and he's the head of the Roman Catholic Church, so yes, they're Catholic