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
There are many Orthodox patriarchs, but if you are referring to the Ecumenical Patriarch (who is first among equals) then his name is His All Holiness Bartholomew I of Constantinople.
There are patriarchs in the Catholic Church, usually called archbishops. They are found primarily in some of the eastern rites of Catholicism. The Orthodox Church also has patriarchs.
Yes. They are under the authority of Patriarchs.
The heads of the Orthodox church are called Patriarchs. There are seven patriarchates, lead by the Primate, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople.
It became the center of the Eastern Orthodox Church.Constantinople became the seat of Patriarch of Constantinople one of the four patriarchs of Orthodox Christianity (the others were the patriarchs of Alexandria, Antioch and Jerusalem). From the reign of Justinian the Great onward, the emperor , whose seat was Constantinople, were the supreme head of the Orthodox Church.
It became the center of the Eastern Orthodox Church.Constantinople became the seat of Patriarch of Constantinople one of the four patriarchs of Orthodox Christianity (the others were the patriarchs of Alexandria, Antioch and Jerusalem). From the reign of Justinian the Great onward, the emperor , whose seat was Constantinople, were the supreme head of the Orthodox Church.
Eastern Orthodox Churches are under the authority of Patriarchs. The Patriarch of Istanbul is the successor of St. Andrew the Apostle & brother of St. Peter the Apostle.
I don't know what you mean by "ad".I may be wrong, but I believe the Greek Orthodox Church's hierarch is Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople, Turkey, who is one of the patriarchs of the broader Orthodox Church.
Nobody owned the Eastern Orthodox Church (which originally was called the Greek or Eastern Church). The highest authorities of the church were the four patriarchs: the patriarchs of Alexandria, Antioch, Jerusalem and Constantinople. From the reign of Justinian the Great on, the Byzantine Emperors were like supreme authorities of the church, exercising a strong control over the ecclesiastical hierarchy, protecting the church, presiding over its ecumenical councils and appointing the Patriarchs. However, they did not own the church.
The simple answer to this is no. The Popes of the time were far to involved in consolidating their own power and squabbling with the Orthodox Patriarchs.
Despite the 12 other patriarchs, The Ecumenical Patriarch resides in Constantinople, which is Present Day Istanbul.
They had a disagreement over the Nicene Creed. The creed originally said that the Holy Spirit "Proceeds from the Father," but the Pope in the 10'Th Century added "and the Son," which upset the Orthodox Patriarchs.