The title of patriarchs of the East is used by primates of several Christian denominations within Eastern Christianity. Historically, the title originated as ecclesiastical designation for primates of the Church of the East.[1] It was, and still is, officially used by different branches of the historical Church of the East.
Besides this, the patriarchate of Antioch has a title of 'Patriarch of Antioch and All The East'. In this context, 'All The East' denotes the Diocese of the East, also called the Diocese of Orients of the Roman Empire, and not in the same perspective of the Church of the East. This title is held by the Melkite, Greek Orthodox, Syriac Orthodox and the Syriac Catholic patriarchs of Antioch, and also by primates of some other sees, belonging to several Eastern Christian denominations.
The Catholic Patriarchs of the East are generally speaking the head bishops of some of the autonomous Eastern Catholic Churches. Each patriarch of the east has authority over all bishops of a particular eastern rite church. These patriarchs are elected by their synods, and must extend communion to and receive it from the other patriarchs, including the pope, before officially taking their office. In matters of discipline and practice, but not in matters of dogma, they generally follow the customs and laws of their particular church. Perhaps the most striking example is that in most Eastern Catholic Churches, ordination of married men to the priesthood is routine (although no priest may marry after ordination, and only celibate priests may become bishops). Eastern churches that are not headed by patriarchs are instead headed by bishops who are titled major archbishops, metropolitans, or in a few cases merely eparchs.
The patriarchs of the Eastern Rite Catholic churches are:
Wilmshurst, David (2000). The Ecclesiastical Organisation of the Church of the East, 1318–1913. Louvain: Peeters Publishers. ISBN9789042908765.
Wilmshurst, David (2011). The martyred Church: A History of the Church of the East. London: East & West Publishing Limited. ISBN9781907318047.
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For the Patriarch of the Church of the East see Patriarch of the Church of the East For other uses see Catholicos of the East disambiguation This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article may be confusing or unclear to readers Please help clarify the article There might be a discussion about this on the talk page April 2017 Learn how and when to remove this message This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Patriarchs of the East news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2010 Learn how and when to remove this message Learn how and when to remove this message The title of patriarchs of the East is used by primates of several Christian denominations within Eastern Christianity Historically the title originated as ecclesiastical designation for primates of the Church of the East 1 It was and still is officially used by different branches of the historical Church of the East Besides this the patriarchate of Antioch has a title of Patriarch of Antioch and All The East In this context All The East denotes the Diocese of the East also called the Diocese of Orients of the Roman Empire and not in the same perspective of the Church of the East This title is held by the Melkite Greek Orthodox Syriac Orthodox and the Syriac Catholic patriarchs of Antioch and also by primates of some other sees belonging to several Eastern Christian denominations Contents 1 Patriarchs of the Church of the East 2 Oriental Orthodox Patriarchs of the East 3 Eastern Orthodox Patriarchs of the East 4 Catholic Patriarchs of the East 5 See also 6 SourcesPatriarchs of the Church of the East editThe patriarchs of the Church of the East traditionally also carry the title of catholicos The Catholicos Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East List The Catholicos Patriarch of the Ancient Church of the East ListOriental Orthodox Patriarchs of the East editThe patriarchs of the East of the Oriental Orthodox churches sometimes also carry the title of catholicos or pope The patriarchs of the Oriental Orthodox churches are The Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East List 1 List 2 List 3 Armenian Apostolic Church The Catholicos of All Armenians Supreme Patriarch of the Armenian Apostolic Church List The Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Catholicos Patriarch List The Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople List The Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem ListEastern Orthodox Patriarchs of the East editThe patriarchs of the East of the Eastern Orthodox churches are The Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East List 1 List 2 Catholic Patriarchs of the East editThe Catholic Patriarchs of the East are generally speaking the head bishops of some of the autonomous Eastern Catholic Churches Each patriarch of the east has authority over all bishops of a particular eastern rite church These patriarchs are elected by their synods and must extend communion to and receive it from the other patriarchs including the pope before officially taking their office In matters of discipline and practice but not in matters of dogma they generally follow the customs and laws of their particular church Perhaps the most striking example is that in most Eastern Catholic Churches ordination of married men to the priesthood is routine although no priest may marry after ordination and only celibate priests may become bishops Eastern churches that are not headed by patriarchs are instead headed by bishops who are titled major archbishops metropolitans or in a few cases merely eparchs The patriarchs of the Eastern Rite Catholic churches are The Coptic Catholic Patriarch of Alexandria List The Syrian Catholic Patriarch of Antioch and all the East List The Melkite Catholic Patriarch of Antioch and all the East of Alexandria and of Jerusalem List The Maronite Patriarch of Antioch and all the East List The Chaldean Patriarch of Babylon List The Armenian Catholic Catholicos Patriarch of Cilicia ListSee also editPatriarchsSources editWilmshurst David 2000 The Ecclesiastical Organisation of the Church of the East 1318 1913 Louvain Peeters Publishers ISBN 9789042908765 Wilmshurst David 2011 The martyred Church A History of the Church of the East London East amp West Publishing Limited ISBN 9781907318047 Walker 1985 p 172 this church had as its head a catholicos who came to be styled Patriarch of the East and had his seat originally at Seleucia Ctesiphon after 775 it was shifted to Baghdad sfn error no target CITEREFWalker1985 help Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Patriarchs of the East amp oldid 1199985145, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
