Primate (ecclesiastical title)
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Primate (ecclesiastical title) is a senior archbishop or bishop in certain Christian churches who holds honorary precedence and limited oversight over other bishops within a particular country or region.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian religious office
ⓘ
ecclesiastical title ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
particular country
ⓘ
particular region ⓘ |
| etymologyFrom | Latin primus ⓘ |
| etymologyMeaning | first ⓘ |
| governsOver | bishops within defined territory (in some churches) ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Primas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Primate ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
honorary precedence
ⓘ
limited oversight over other bishops ⓘ |
| hasHigherPrecedenceThan |
metropolitan bishops (in same country)
ⓘ
other bishops (in same country) ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionType | often largely honorary ⓘ |
| hasModernTrend |
primarily ceremonial role
ⓘ
reduction of jurisdictional powers ⓘ |
| hasRank |
senior archbishop
ⓘ
senior bishop ⓘ |
| hasScope |
national church
ⓘ
regional church ⓘ |
| hasTitleStyle |
His Beatitude (in some traditions)
ⓘ
His Eminence (in some traditions) ⓘ Most Reverend (in some traditions) ⓘ |
| historicallyAssociatedWith | medieval church organization ⓘ |
| isDistinctFrom |
metropolitan bishop
ⓘ
patriarch ⓘ pope ⓘ |
| isOften | chief bishop of a national church ⓘ |
| isSubordinateTo | pope (in Roman Catholic context) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mayBeHeldBy |
archbishop of a historic see
ⓘ
bishop of a historic see ⓘ |
| mayHoldTitle |
Primate of All England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Primate of All Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ Primate of England NERFINISHED ⓘ Primate of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ Primate of Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ Primate of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mayIncludePower |
convene national synods
ⓘ
preside over national synods ⓘ represent the church nationally ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
church hierarchy
ⓘ
episcopal polity ⓘ national church leadership ⓘ |
| usedIn | Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInChurch |
Anglican Communion
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Old Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ some Lutheran churches ⓘ |
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