The pope is the Bishop of the Diocese of Rome.
The Diocese of Rome is the pope's diocese.
The pope is the Bishop of the Diocese of Rome.
The pope is the bishop of the Diocese of Rome.
He is the bishop of the diocese of Rome.
Pope Francis.
The Bishop of the diocese is the bishop whom the Pope appoints to run a diocese. He oversees all the ordinations and appointments for his diocese, and resides in the city, usually, for which the diocese is named.
The Pope is the archbishop of the Diocese of Rome.
In 1910 Pius XI issued a Decretum Consistoriale impliemting the Papal Bull "Quae Mari Sinico" of of Pope Leo XIII to estableish the diocese of Lipa. There is no evidence that he may not have used the same decree for the erestion of the diocese of Lingayen 1928 by Pope Pius. The diocese on Lingayen was elevated to the Archdiocese of Ligngayen-Dagupan on 16 Feb 1963 by Pope John XXIII.
The 'pointy hat' is a bishop's mitre. It indicates that the pope is a bishop, the head of the Diocese of Rome.
.Catholic AnswerHe shouldn't and he doesn't. Any bishop of a diocese can issue indulgences for his diocese. The only difference with the Pope is that his jurisdiction extends over the entire world, not just Rome, of which he is the Bishop.
He was the Cardinal Archbishop of the Diocese of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
The Catholic Church is divided into smaller diocese run by a bishop. The Pope is the bishop of Rome and currently is Pope Benedict th 16th