Patriarch

===Eastern Orthodox===
{{Main|Eastern Orthodox}}
*The five ancient Patriarchates, the [[Pentarchy]], listed in order of preeminence ranked by the [[Quinisext Council]] in 692: 
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|+The five ancient Patriarchates, the [[Pentarchy]]
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! Title
! Church
! Recognition / Additional notes
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| [[Pope|Patriarch of Rome]]
| the Pope of Rome
| Originally "[[primus inter pares]]" according to Eastern Orthodoxy, recognized in 325 by [[First Council of Nicaea]]. Currently not an Episcopal or Patriarchal authority in the Eastern Orthodox Church, following [[the Great Schism|the Great Schism in 1054]].
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| [[Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople|Patriarch of Constantinople]]
| the chief of the [[Orthodox Church of Constantinople]]
| The "[[primus inter pares]]" of [[East-West Schism|post-Schism]] [[Eastern Orthodoxy]], recognized in 451 by [[Council of Chalcedon]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Правило 28 - IV Вселенский Собор – Халкидонский (451г.) - Церковное право |url=https://azbyka.ru/pravo/chetvertyj-vselenskij-sobor-28/ |access-date=2023-10-02 |website=azbyka.ru |language=ru-RU}}</ref>
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| [[List of Greek Orthodox Patriarchs of Alexandria|Patriarch of Alexandria]]
| the Pope of All Africa and the chief of the [[Greek Orthodox Church of Alexandria]]
| Recognized in 325 by [[First Council of Nicaea]].
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| [[List of Greek Orthodox Patriarchs of Antioch|Patriarch of Antioch]]
| the  head of the [[Eastern Orthodox Church of Antioch|Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch and All the East]] in the Near East
| Recognized in 325 by [[First Council of Nicaea]].
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| [[Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem|Patriarch of Jerusalem]]
| the chief of the [[Eastern Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem]] in Israel, Palestine, Jordan and All Arabia
| Recognized in 451 by [[Council of Chalcedon]].
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*The five junior Patriarchates created after the consolidation of the Pentarchy, in chronological order of their recognition as Patriarchates by the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople:

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|+The five junior Patriarchates created after the consolidation of the Pentarchy
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! Title
! Church
! Recognition / Additional notes
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| [[Patriarch of All Bulgaria]] 
| the chief of the [[Bulgarian Orthodox Church]] in [[Bulgaria]]
| Recognized as a Patriarchate in 918-919/927<ref>[http://www.cnewa.org/ecc-bodypg-us.aspx?eccpageID=20&IndexView=toc Catholic Near East Welfare Association, a Papal agency for humanitarian and pastoral assistance] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090115090201/http://www.cnewa.org/ecc-bodypg-us.aspx?eccpageID=20&IndexView=toc |date=2009-01-15 }} (ID: 20).</ref>
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| [[Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia]]
| the chief of the [[Georgian Orthodox Church]] in [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]]
| Recognized as a Catholicate (Patriarchate) in 1008<ref>[http://www.cnewa.org/ecc-bodypg-us.aspx?eccpageID=21&IndexView=toc Catholic Near East Welfare Association, a Papal agency for humanitarian and pastoral support] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090115171401/http://www.cnewa.org/ecc-bodypg-us.aspx?eccpageID=21&IndexView=toc |date=2009-01-15 }} (ID: 21).</ref>
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| [[List of heads of the Serbian Orthodox Church|Serbian Patriarch]]
| the chief of the [[Serbian Orthodox Church]] in [[Serbia]] (and the former [[Yugoslavia]])
| Recognized as a Patriarchate in 1375<ref>[http://www.cnewa.org/ecc-bodypg-us.aspx?eccpageID=18&IndexView=toc Catholic Near East Welfare Association, a Papal agency for humanitarian and pastoral assistance] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090115030810/http://www.cnewa.org/ecc-bodypg-us.aspx?eccpageID=18&IndexView=toc |date=2009-01-15 }} (ID: 18).</ref>
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| [[List of Metropolitans and Patriarchs of Moscow|Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia]] 
| the chief of the [[Russian Orthodox Church]] in [[Russia]]
| Recognized as a Patriarchate in 1593<ref>[http://www.cnewa.org/ecc-bodypg-us.aspx?eccpageID=17&IndexView=toc Catholic Near East Welfare Association, a Papal agency for humanitarian and pastoral assistance] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090115041625/http://www.cnewa.org/ecc-bodypg-us.aspx?eccpageID=17&IndexView=toc |date=2009-01-15 }} (ID: 17).</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=КОНСТАНТИНОПОЛЬСКИЙ СОБОР 1593 - Древо |url=http://drevo-info.ru/articles/13679594.html |access-date=2023-10-02 |website=drevo-info.ru |language=ru}}</ref>
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| [[Patriarch of All Romania]] 
| the chief of the [[Romanian Orthodox Church]] in [[Romania]]
| Recognized as a Patriarchate in 1925<ref>[http://www.cnewa.org/ecc-bodypg-us.aspx?eccpageID=19&IndexView=toc Catholic Near East Welfare Association, a Papal agency for humanitarian and pastoral assistance] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090115035901/http://www.cnewa.org/ecc-bodypg-us.aspx?eccpageID=19&IndexView=toc |date=2009-01-15 }} (ID: 19).</ref>
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