An antipope is a person who makes a significant and substantial attempt to occupy the position of Bishop of Rome and leader of the Catholic Church in opposition to the legitimately elected pope. At times between the 3rd and mid-15th centuries, antipopes were supported by important factions within the Church itself and by secular rulers.
The pope, also known as supreme pontiff, Roman pontiff or sovereign pontiff, is the bishop of Rome, head of the worldwide Catholic Church, and has also served as the head of state or sovereign of the Papal States and later the Vatican City State since the eighth century. From a Catholic viewpoint, the primacy of the bishop of Rome is largely derived from his role as the apostolic successor to Saint Peter, to whom primacy was conferred by Jesus, who gave Peter the Keys of Heaven and the powers of "binding and loosing", naming him as the "rock" upon which the Church would be built. The current pope is Francis, who was elected on 13 March 2013.
Pope is a religious title traditionally accorded to the head of the Catholic Church, as well as to some other religious figures. Also used as a surname and a place name.
Saint Cyril may refer to:
Pope Michael may refer to:
Pope John may refer to:
- Pope John I (523–526)
- Pope John II (533–535)
- Pope John III (561–574)
- Pope John IV (640–642)
- Pope John V (685–686)
- Pope John VI (701–705)
- Pope John VII (705–707)
- Pope John VIII (872–882)
- Pope John IX (898–900)
- Pope John X (914–928)
- Pope John XI (931–935)
- Pope John XII (955–964)
- Pope John XIII (965–972)
- Pope John XIV (983–984)
- Pope John XV (985–996)
- Pope John XVII (1003)
- Pope John XVIII (1003–1009)
- Pope John XIX (1024–1032)
- Pope John XXI (1276–1277)
- Pope John XXII (1316–1334)
- Pope John XXIII (1958–1963)
Pope Alexander may refer to:
John has been the papal name of several Coptic Popes.
Pope Cyril IV of Alexandria , Coptic: Ⲡⲁⲡⲁ Ⲁⲃⲃⲁ Ⲕⲩⲣⲓⲗⲗⲟⲩ ⲇ̅ 110th Pope of Alexandria & Patriarch of the See of St. Mark. He was born David (Daoud) in 1816. Despite his relatively short papacy, he is regarded as the "Father of Reform" of the Coptic Orthodox Church in modern times. He is credited for establishing a great printing house and printing many Church books.
Pope Theodore may refer to:
A papal name or pontificial name is the regnal name taken by a pope. Both the head of the Catholic Church, usually known as the pope, and the pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria choose papal names. As of 2013, Pope Francis is the Catholic pope, and Tawadros II or Theodoros II is the Coptic pope. This article discusses and lists the names of Catholic popes; another article has a list of Coptic Orthodox popes of Alexandria.
Peter of Alexandria may refer to various men holding the following titles and name:
Petros, the original Greek and Coptic version of the name Peter meaning "stone" or "rock", may refer to:
Articles related to Christianity include:
Pope Tawadros II or Theodore II is the 118th and current pope of Alexandria and patriarch of the See of St. Mark, succeeding the late Pope Shenouda III as leader of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria. He took office on 18 November 2012, two weeks after being selected.
Pope Peter of Alexandria may refer to:
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