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The Churches in each of these cities was considered Apostolic because it was founded (at least allegedly) by one of the Apostle s.
Many other Episcopal See s too could claim to be founded by Apostles. For instance, the Churches in Thessalonica and Corinth were founded by Saint Paul . When used in the singular, "the Apostolic See" referred to the see whose bishop claimed to be the successor of Saint Peter, who in this context is singled out as "the apostle", as in the context of Scripture studies "the apostle" means Saint Paul. PRESENT DAY In the present day, the See of Rome is the seat of the Roman Catholic Church and the See of Constantinople is the primary See of the (less centralized) Eastern Orthodox Church . Each of the other three Eastern Sees are seats of patriarchs from one or more of the Eastern Orthodox Church, Oriental Orthodox Church , and the Latin Rite and Eastern Rite s of the Roman Catholic Church. SEE ALSO |
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