List of current popes and patriarchs


This is a list of current Christian popes and patriarchs..

Pope and patriarchs in the Catholic Church

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Rome2025
Alexandria of the CoptsPatriarch Ibrahim Isaac Sidrak2013
Antioch of the SyriacsPatriarch Mar Ignatius Joseph III Yonan2009
Antioch of the MaronitesPatriarch Bechara Boutros Cardinal al-Rahi2011
Antioch, Alexandria & Jerusalem of the Greek MelkitesPatriarch Youssef Absi2017
Chaldean Catholic Patriarchs of BaghdadCatholicos-Patriarch Louis Raphaël I Sako2013
Cilicia of the ArmeniansCatholicos-Patriarch Raphaël Bedros XXI Minassian2021

In 2006, Benedict XVI renounced the title of "Patriarch of the West".
In 2024, Pope Francis reinstated the title to bring closer ties to the other Patriarchs in the Eastern Orthodox faith.

Patriarchs in the Latin Church

The patriarchates in the lower table are in the Latin Church; whose bearers have the title of patriarch for various historical reasons, but who lack a particular church sui iuris.
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VenicePatriarch Francesco Moraglia2012
West IndiesVacant since 31 August 1963
LisbonPatriarch Rui Manuel Sousa Valério2023
East IndiesPatriarch Filipe Neri António Sebastião do Rosário Ferrão2004
JerusalemPatriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa2020

Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East

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Assyrian Church of the EastCatholicos-Patriarch Mar Awa III2021

Patriarch of the Ancient Church of the East

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Ancient Church of the EastCatholicos-Patriarch Gewargis III Younan2022

Patriarchs in the Eastern Orthodox Church

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ConstantinopleEcumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I1991
AlexandriaPope and Patriarch Theodore II2004
AntiochPatriarch John X2012
JerusalemPatriarch Theophilos III2005
MoscowPatriarch Kirill2009
GeorgiaCatholicos-Patriarch Ilia II1977
SerbiaPatriarch Porfirije2021
RomaniaPatriarch Daniel2007
BulgariaPatriarch Daniel2024

Patriarchs of independent Eastern Orthodox Churches

Patriarch of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Kyiv Patriarchate

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KyivPatriarch Filaret1995

Patriarch of the Russian Old-Orthodox Church

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MoscowPatriarch Alexander2002

Patriarch of the Turkish Orthodox Church

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IstanbulPapa Eftim IV2002

Pope and patriarchs in the Oriental Orthodox Churches

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AlexandriaPope Tawadros II2012
AntiochPatriarch Ignatius Aphrem II2014
ArmeniaPatriarch and Catholicos Karekin II1999
EthiopiaPatriarch Catholicos Abune Mathias2013
EritreaPatriarch Basilos2004
Cilicia (Armenian)Patriarch and Catholicos Aram I1995
Jerusalem (Armenian)Patriarch Nourhan2013
Constantinople (Armenian)Patriarch Sahak II Mashalian2019

Patriarchs of independent Oriental Orthodox Churches

Patriarch of the British Orthodox Church

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GlastonburyPatriarch Abba Seraphim1979

Popes and patriarchs of Independent Catholic Churches

Patriarch of the Apostolic Catholic Church

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PhilippinesPatriarch Juan Almario Calampiano2021

Pope of the Palmarian Catholic Church

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El Palmar de TroyaPope Peter III2016

Patriarch of the Ukrainian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church

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PidhirtsiPatriarch Elijah Anthony Dohnal2008

Patriarch of the Czechoslovak Hussite Church

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PraguePatriarch Tomáš Butta2006