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Originally a patriarch was a man who exercised autocratic authority as a Pater Familias over an extended family. The system of such rule of families by senior males is called ''' Patriarchy '''. This is a Greek word, a composition of "πάτερ" (pater) meaning father and "άρχων" ( Archon ) meaning leader, chief, ruler, king, etc. Abraham , Isaac , and Jacob are referred to as the three patriarchs of Judaism , and the period in which they lived is called the Patriarchal Age . The word has mainly taken on specific ecclesiastical meanings. In particular, the highest-ranking Bishop s in Eastern Orthodoxy , Oriental Orthodoxy , the Roman Catholic Church (above Major Archbishop and Primate ), and the Assyrian Church Of The East are called patriarchs. The office and ecclesiastical conscription (comprising one or more provinces, though outside his own (arch)diocese he is often without enforceable jurisdiction, unlike the Pope of Rome) of such a patriarch is called a ''' Patriarchate '''. Historically, a Patriarch may often be the logical choice to act as Ethnarch , representing the community that is identified with his religious confession within a state or empire of a different creed (as Christians within the Ottoman Empire ). According to Mormonism , a Patriarch is one who has been ordained to the office of Patriarch in the Melchizedek Priesthood . The term is considered synonymous with the term Evangelist . One of the patriarch's primary responsibilities is to give Patriarchal Blessing s, as Jacob did to his twelve sons in the Old Testament. In the main branch of Mormonism, The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-day Saints , Patriarchs are typically assigned in each Stake and hold the title for life. PATRIARCHS OF THE PENTARCHY The following five patriarchs, later known as the Pentarchy , were acknowledged at the Council Of Chalcedon in 451 . They are listed in
PATRIARCHS IN ORIENTAL ORTHODOX CHURCHES ''see: Oriental Orthodoxy ''
PATRIARCHS OF THE EASTERN ORTHODOX CHURCH ''see: Eastern Orthodoxy ''
PATRIARCH OF THE ASSYRIAN CHURCH OF THE EAST
PATRIARCHS OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH ) coat of arms]] ''see Roman Catholic Church '' Note that the Catholic Pope has, in the past, used the title ''Patriarch of the West''; however, this was removed from the Vatican's official list of titles in March , 2006 . Latin Rite
Eastern Rite Patriarchs ''see: Patriarchs Of The East ''
Historical Patriarchs in the Roman Catholic Church
PATRIARCH OF THE RUSSIAN OLD-ORTHODOX CHURCH
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