List of current popes and patriarchs


This is a list of current Christian Popes and Patriarchs, including also others whose titles are equivalent to the Patriarchal dignity.

Pope, Patriarchs, and Major Archbishops in the Catholic Church

In 2006, Benedict XVI renounced the title of "Patriarch of the West".

Titular

The following patriarchs in the Latin Church are titular – that is, they have the title of patriarch for various historical reasons, but are not to be considered the same as the patriarchs and major archbishops who are heads of Churches sui iuris. These titular patriarchs are bishops of metropolitan archdioceses without other jurisdiction.

Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East

Patriarch of the Ancient Church of the East

Patriarchs in the Eastern Orthodox Church

Patriarchs of Independent Eastern Orthodox Churches

Patriarch of the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church – Canonical

Patriarch of the Russian Old-Orthodox Church

Patriarch of the Autocephalous Turkish Orthodox Church

Pope, Patriarchs, and Catholicos in the Oriental Orthodox Church

Popes and Patriarchs of Independent Catholic Churches

Patriarch of Venezuelan Catholic Apostolic Church

Pope of Palmarian Catholic Church

Patriarch of Ukrainian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church

Patriarch of the Czechoslovak Hussite Church