catholicos
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A catholicos is a high-ranking ecclesiastical leader in certain Eastern Christian churches, often serving as the head of an autocephalous or autonomous church with authority similar to that of a patriarch.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
church office
ⓘ
ecclesiastical title ⓘ |
| associatedWithRite |
Armenian Rite
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
East Syriac Rite NERFINISHED ⓘ West Syriac Rite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToHierarchyLevel | episcopal hierarchy ⓘ |
| denotes |
head of some Eastern Catholic churches
ⓘ
head of the Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ head of the Catholicosate of All Armenians ⓘ head of the Catholicosate of Cilicia ⓘ head of the Church of the East ⓘ |
| etymologyFrom | Greek καθολικός (katholikos) ⓘ |
| etymologyLanguage | Greek ⓘ |
| etymologyMeaning | universal ⓘ |
| governsThrough | holy synod NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAuthoritySimilarTo | patriarch ⓘ |
| hasGenderRequirement | male (in traditional practice) ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalOriginCentury | late antiquity ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionScope |
national church
ⓘ
regional church ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionType | ecclesiastical ⓘ |
| hasRank | high-ranking bishop ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
His Beatitude
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ⓘ
His Holiness ⓘ |
| historicallyUsedIn |
Armenian Apostolic Church
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Church of the East NERFINISHED ⓘ Georgian Church NERFINISHED ⓘ Syriac tradition ⓘ |
| isBishopOfRank | metropolitan or higher ⓘ |
| isDistinctFrom |
Anglican primate
ⓘ
Roman Catholic pope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isHeadOfBodyType |
autocephalous particular church
ⓘ
autonomous particular church ⓘ |
| mayHoldTitle | catholicos-patriarch ⓘ |
| performsFunction |
consecration of chrism
ⓘ
ordination of bishops ⓘ presiding over synod of bishops ⓘ representing church in ecumenical relations ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
catholicos-patriarch
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
patriarch ⓘ primate ⓘ |
| requiresOrdinationAs | bishop ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | ecumenical council (in matters of faith) ⓘ |
| typicalRole |
head of an autocephalous church
ⓘ
head of an autonomous church ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Church of the East tradition
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eastern Catholic churches NERFINISHED ⓘ Eastern Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ Oriental Orthodox churches NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.