![]() Peter, is the chief pastor of the whole Church, the Vicar of Christ upon earth.īesides the bishopric of the Roman Diocese, certain other dignities are held by the pope as well as the supreme and universal pastorate: he is Archbishop of the Roman Province, Primate of Italy and the adjacent islands, and sole Patriarch of the Western Church. The title pope, once used with far greater latitude (see below, section V), is at present employed solely to denote the Bishop of Rome, who, in virtue of his position as successor of St. ![]() ( Ecclesiastical Latin papa from Greek papas, a variant of pappas father, in classical Latin pappas Juvenal, "Satires" 6:633). Includes the Catholic Encyclopedia, Church Fathers, Summa, Bible and more all for only $19.99. Please help support the mission of New Advent and get the full contents of this website as an instant download. ![]()
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