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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 '''' (pater) meaning "father" and '''' ( Archon ) meaning "leader", "chief", "ruler", "king", etc. Abraham , Isaac , and Jacob are referred to as the three Patriarchs of the People Of Israel , 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 , the Bishop 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 are also an eccelestial rank in a series of books by David Eddings , The Elenium and The Tamuli . PATRIARCHS OF THE PENTARCHY ''See the article on Pentarchy for more details'' The following five patriarchs, later known as the Pentarchy , are the ancient, established patriarchates listed below (in traditional Order Of Precedence ):
PATRIARCHS IN ORIENTAL ORTHODOX CHURCHES ''see: Oriental Orthodoxy ''
PATRIARCHS OF THE EASTERN ORTHODOX CHURCHES ''see: Eastern Orthodoxy ''
PATRIARCH OF THE ASSYRIAN CHURCH OF THE EAST
PATRIARCH OF THE ANCIENT CHURCH OF THE EAST
PATRIARCH OF THE NASRANI (ASSYRIAN) CHURCH OF THE EAST
PATRIARCHS OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH ) coat of arms]] ''see: Catholic Church '' As part of the Pentarchy , the Pope's Patriarchate of Rome was the only one in the Western Roman Empire . It was roughly coterminous with present territory of the Latin Rite . In the past popes have used the title ''Patriarch of the West''. However, this title was removed from a reference publication issued by the Vatican in 2006 .1 Latin Rite Patriarchs
Patriarchs of the Eastern Catholic Churches of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church ]] ''see: Patriarchs Of The East ''
Historical Patriarchs in the Roman Catholic Church
EASTERN ORTHODOX PATRIARCHS OUT OF THE ORTHODOX COMMUNION
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