Vicar of Christ
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The Vicar of Christ is a traditional title signifying the Pope’s role as the earthly representative of Jesus Christ and spiritual head of the Catholic Church.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ecclesiastical title
→
honorific title → papal title → |
| affirmedBy |
First Vatican Council
→
Second Vatican Council → |
| appliedToOffice |
Pope
→
surface form: "Bishop of Rome"
|
| associatedWith |
Papacy
→
surface form: "Papal supremacy"
Papacy →
surface form: "Petrine primacy"
papacy → |
| codifiedIn |
1917 Code of Canon Law
→
Code of Canon Law (1983) →
surface form: "1983 Code of Canon Law"
|
| contrastedWith | Vicar of Peter → |
| criticizedFor | claim of universal spiritual authority → |
| denotesRole |
earthly representative of Jesus Christ
→
spiritual head of the Catholic Church → |
| developedIn |
Western Christianity
→
surface form: "Latin Christianity"
|
| hasAspect |
doctrinal authority
→
liturgical presidency → pastoral leadership → |
| hasMeaning | vicarious representative of Christ on earth → |
| hasOppositionFrom | some Protestant traditions → |
| heldBy |
all validly elected Popes
→
current Pope → |
| impliesAuthorityOver |
Catholic bishops
→
Catholic faithful → |
| impliesResponsibilityFor |
governance of the universal Church
→
preservation of doctrine → unity of the Church → |
| isTitleOf | head of the Catholic Church → |
| languageOfOrigin | Latin → |
| originalForm | Vicarius Christi → |
| recognizedBy |
magisterium of the Catholic Church
→
surface form: "Catholic magisterium"
Code of Canon Law (1983) →
surface form: "Code of Canon Law"
|
| relatedTitle |
Pope
→
surface form: "Bishop of Rome"
Pope →
surface form: "Roman Pontiff"
Servant of the Servants of God → Pope →
surface form: "Supreme Pontiff"
|
| theologicalBasisIn |
John 21:15–17
→
Matthew 16:18–19 → Pillars of the Church →
surface form: "Petrine ministry"
|
| titleHolds | universal jurisdiction over the Catholic Church → |
| usedBy | Pope → |
| usedIn |
Roman Catholicism
→
surface form: "Catholic Church"
|
| usedInContext |
Catholic theology
→
canon law → |
| usedInDocumentType |
papal bulls
→
papal encyclicals → |
| usedSinceCentury | 3rd century → |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form: "Wibert of Ravenna"