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| − | '''Pope''' is a title of honor, meaning "papa" in Greek, given to | + | '''Pope''' is a title of honor, meaning "papa" in Greek, given to the [[primate|primatial bishop]] of the [[Church of Alexandria]]. |
| − | The | + | The title was also used historically by the pre-[[Great Schism|schism]] [[Church of Rome]] (and its modern descendent, the [[Roman Catholic Church]]) and continues to be used by the [[Oriental Orthodox]] [[Church of Alexandria (Coptic)|Coptic Orthodox Church]]. |
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| − | The current [[ | + | ==Current popes== |
| + | *The current Orthodox Pope of Alexandria [[Theodoros II (Choreftakis) of Alexandria|Theodoros II]]. | ||
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| + | *The current [[Church of Alexandria (Coptic)|Coptic Orthodox]] Pope of Alexandria is [[Shenouda III (Gayyid) of Alexandria|Shenouda III]]. | ||
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| + | *The current [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] Pope of Rome is [[Benedict XVI of Rome|Benedict XVI]]. | ||
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Revision as of 15:58, August 5, 2005
Pope is a title of honor, meaning "papa" in Greek, given to the primatial bishop of the Church of Alexandria.
The title was also used historically by the pre-schism Church of Rome (and its modern descendent, the Roman Catholic Church) and continues to be used by the Oriental Orthodox Coptic Orthodox Church.
Current popes
- The current Orthodox Pope of Alexandria Theodoros II.
- The current Coptic Orthodox Pope of Alexandria is Shenouda III.
- The current Roman Catholic Pope of Rome is Benedict XVI.
