The Pope is the leader of the Roman Catholic Church. The Partriarchs are leaders of other Catholic faiths, such as Greek Rite, Russian Orthodox, Byzantine Rite, Coptic Rite and so forth. Some consider themselves subject to the Pope, and some do not.
The pope rules the entire Church while a patriarch only rules an archdiocese.
The pope had authority or all kings and emperors.
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The Orthodox Patriarch is traced all the way back to St. Andrew the Apostle. The Catholic Pope is traced all the way back to St. Peter the Apostle.
In that time, the terms "pope" and "patriarch" meant the same thing and were interchangeable. The only difference was the area which they oversaw. It was a long time later that the Pope was declared infallible in the Catholic church.
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The Great Eastern Schism in 1054. The pope and the patriarch mutually excommunicated each other.
The pope is sometimes referred to as the Patriarch of the West.
1.)The Patriarch of Constantinople is Patriarch Barttholomew 2.)The Patriarch of Moscow is Patriarch Metropolian Kirill 3.)The Patriarch of Alexandria is Patriarch Thedore 2 4.)The Patriarch of Antioch is Bechara Peter Al-Rahi The 4 Patriarchs and the Pope is the leader of the Roman cathloic church Pope Benedict (2011)- ( ) and the 4 patriarchs are the leaders of the Orthodox church
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There is the patriarch and then there's the ecumenical patriarch. There are many partiarchs for each nationality of Orthodoxy and the ecumenical patriarch is the head of all Orthodox. He is not, though, like the Pope. The ecumenical patriarch is the "first among equals" and is by no means infallible.
As pope, he reigned from the Vatican. Prior to being elected as pope he was the Patriarch of Venice in Italy.
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As Cardinal Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli Pope John XXIII was the Patriarch of Venice.
Roman Catholic AnswerNo, the Holy Father in the Catholic Church is the Vicar of Christ, and the "Servant of the Servants of God". As such, he answers to God directly. The pope in Alexandria is a Patriarch as is the Pope in Rome, for that matter. The title "pope", like Father or Abbot is a courtesy form of address, and traditional for the Patriarch in Alexandria.