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The '''Patriarch''' is the highest-ranking [[bishop]] in the [[Eastern Orthodox Church]], who fulfills a role similar to the [[Pope]]'s role in [[Christianity]]. The term is also used to refer to any supremely high-ranking [[male]] figure in a [[family]] or social group.
The '''Patriarch''' is the highest-ranking [[bishop]] in a self-governing and historically significant [[Christian]] center. The most famous are the ancient patriarchates of Constantinople, Alexandria, Antioch, and Jerusalem, which are [[Eastern Orthodox]] jurisdictions.
In [[Christianity]], the '''patriarchs''' are a group of [[Jews]] from the [[Old Testament]] who ruled in the Second Millennium, between the [[Flood]] and the reign of [[King David]]:
The head of the [[Roman Catholic Church]], the [[Pope]], is styled the "Patriarch of the West" while the leader of Eastern Orthodoxy, the Patriarch of Constantinople, is styled the "Ecumenical Patriarch." In more recent years, newer bishoprics have had the title of "patriarchate" given to them. Examples are the Orthodox churches in Russia (i.e. Moscow), Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria, and Georgia, plus the Roman Catholic Church's own patriarchate of Jerusalem.
The term is also used to refer to any supremely high-ranking [[male]] figure in a [[family]] or social group.
In [[Christianity]], the '''patriarchs''' are also a group of [[Jews]] from the [[Old Testament]] who ruled in the Second Millennium, between the [[Flood]] and the reign of [[King David]]:
*[[Noah]]
*[[Noah]]