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'''Pope''' is a title of honor, meaning "papa" in Greek, given to bishops in the following churches: [[Church of Alexandriaprimate|primatial bishop]], [[Church of Alexandria (Coptic)]], and both the pre-schism [[Church of Rome]] and the modern-day [[Roman Catholic ChurchAlexandria]].
The current title was also used historically by the pre-[[Great Schism|schism]] [[Church of Alexandria (Coptic)|Coptic OrthodoxRome]] pope of Alexandria (and its modern descendent, the [[PatriarchRoman Catholic Church]] of ) and continues to be used by the Holy See of Saint [[Apostle Mark|MarkOriental Orthodox]] is [[Shenouda III Church of Alexandria (GayyidCoptic) of Alexandria|Pope Shenouda IIICoptic Orthodox Church]].
The current pope of the [[Roman Catholic Church]] is [[Joseph Ratzinger]] who took the name [[Benedict XVI]].
==Current popes==*The current Orthodox Pope of Alexandria [[Eastern OrthodoxTheodoros II (Choreftakis) of Alexandria|Theodoros II]] . *The current [[PatriarchChurch of Alexandria (Coptic)|Coptic Orthodox]] and Pope of Alexandria and all Africa is Beatitude Patriarch [[Theodore Shenouda III (TheodorosGayyid) IIof Alexandria|Shenouda III]].  *The current [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] Pope of Rome is [[Benedict XVI of Rome|Benedict XVI]]. [[Category:Bishops]]
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