Primates of the Catholic Church
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Primates of the Catholic Church are senior archbishops granted honorary preeminence and certain ceremonial privileges within a particular country or region in the Catholic hierarchy.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic hierarchical office
ⓘ
ecclesiastical title ⓘ |
| appliesTo | archbishops ⓘ |
| canBeHeldConcurrentlyWith |
office of cardinal
ⓘ
office of metropolitan archbishop ⓘ |
| doesNotImply | cardinalate ⓘ |
| doesNotNecessarilyInclude | ordinary jurisdiction over other bishops ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalSource |
customary law
ⓘ
papal decrees ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalStatus | honorary title ⓘ |
| hasEcclesiologicalSignificance | expression of historical precedence within a territory ⓘ |
| hasExampleTitle |
Primate of All Ireland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Primate of Belgium NERFINISHED ⓘ Primate of Hungary NERFINISHED ⓘ Primate of Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ Primate of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ Primate of the West Indies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
presiding at national or regional ceremonies
ⓘ
representing bishops of a country or region on ceremonial occasions ⓘ symbolic leadership ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalDevelopment | medieval period ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalOrigin | Latin Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalRole |
convening synods or councils in a region
ⓘ
coordinating ecclesiastical affairs in a region ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfTitle | Latin ⓘ |
| hasModernRole | largely ceremonial ⓘ |
| hasRank | senior archbishop ⓘ |
| hasRole |
ceremonial privileges
ⓘ
honorary preeminence ⓘ |
| isConferredBy | Pope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isDistinctFrom |
major archbishops
ⓘ
metropolitan bishops ⓘ patriarchs of the Catholic Church ⓘ |
| isMostlyHonorary | true ⓘ |
| isRecognizedIn | Code of Canon Law (Latin Church) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isUsuallyHeldBy | metropolitan archbishop ⓘ |
| jurisdictionScope |
particular country
ⓘ
particular region ⓘ |
| latinName | Primas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mayBeAssociatedWith | national episcopal conference ⓘ |
| mayHoldTitle |
Primate of a country
ⓘ
Primate of a region ⓘ |
| mayIncludePrivilege |
precedence over other bishops in a country
ⓘ
special liturgical honors ⓘ use of certain insignia ⓘ |
| partOf | Catholic hierarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousDenomination | Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Pope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.