patriarch
highest-ranking bishop in Christianity
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Summary
patriarch is a position[1]. patriarch ranks in the top 4% of position entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,289 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: ecclesiastical occupation[3]
- Subclass of: bishop[4], head of a diocese[5]
- Commons category: Patriarchates[6]
- Topic's main category: Category:Church patriarchs[7]
- Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[8], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[9], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10], Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language[11], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[12], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[13], The Encyclopedia Americana[14], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[15], The Catholic Encyclopedia[16]
- Different from: Pope[17]
- Has list: list of current popes and patriarchs[18]
- Organization directed by the office or position: patriarchate[19]
- Male form of label: Patriarch[20]
Body
Influence
Things named for patriarch include patriarchal cross[21], a two-barred cross[22] and patriarchate[23].
Why It Matters
patriarch has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] patriarch is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]
Entities named for patriarch include patriarchal cross[21], a two-barred cross[22] and patriarchate[23].