- antiquity, a
pontiff (from
Latin pontifex) was a
member of the most
illustrious of the
colleges of
priests of the
Roman religion, the
College of
Pontiffs. The...
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worldwide Catholic Church. He is also
known as the
supreme pontiff,
Roman pontiff, or
sovereign pontiff. From the 8th
century until 1870, the pope was the sovereign...
- The Ordo
Exsequiarum Romani Pontificis (Rite of
Burial of the
Roman Pontiff) is a
liturgical book
which contains the
rites preceding and
during the Catholic...
- The
College of
Pontiffs (Latin:
Collegium Pontifi****; see collegium) was a body of the
ancient Roman state whose members were the highest-ranking priests...
- of age is
requested to
offer his
resignation from
office to the
Supreme Pontiff, who,
taking all the cir****stances into account, will make
provision accordingly"...
- The
pontifex maximus (Latin for 'supreme
pontiff') was the
chief high
priest of the
College of
Pontiffs (Collegium Pontifi****) in
ancient Rome. This was...
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Church are conducted. The
Roman Curia is the
institution of
which the
Roman Pontiff ordinarily makes use in the
exercise of his
supreme pastoral office and...
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distinctive and
specific titles. The
oldest titles used are "pope" and "
pontiff",
which date back to the
middle of the 3rd century. The
other titles appear...
- of the
Roman Church", is only
found in this canon, and the term
Roman pontiff is
generally used in 1983 CIC.
Ernest Caparros et al's Code of
Canon Law...
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Vicar of
Jesus Christ Successor of the
Prince of the
Apostles Supreme Pontiff of the
Universal Church Patriarch of the West
Primate of
Italy Archbishop...
