Primate (from the Latin Primus, "first") is a title or rank bestowed on some bishops in certain Christian churches. Depending on the particular tradition, it can denote either jurisdictional authority (title of authority) or ceremonial precedence (title of honor). Primate religion - Orthodox Christianity. In the Orthodox churches, Primate is often used in the general sense of the head of an autocephalous or autonomous church, but not as a specific title. Thus, the Patriarch of Moscow and All R ...

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• Primate religion - Anglican Communion
• Primate religion - Roman Catholic Church
• Primate religion - Regular equivalent
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The title is often encountered in the churches of the Anglican Communion, which is divided into provinces each of which usually has a metropolitan. The senior metropolitan in the national church is called the primate, though this title was only in recent years added by the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America. In England, however, the metropolitans of the two provinces of Canterbury and York, the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Archbishop of York, are Primate of All England and Pri ...

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Primate religion, Primate religion - Orthodox Christianity, Primate religion - Anglican Communion, Primate religion - Roman Catholic Church, Primate religion - Regular equivalent, Primate religion - Sources and References

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In the Western Church, a Primate is an archbishop (or rarely a suffragan or exempt bishop) of a see (called a primas) which confers precedence over the other bishops of his own province, or over a number of provinces (possibly part of a province), such as a 'national' church in (historical) political/cultural terms. This precedence gives no additional authority over these other bishops, such as that exercised by a Metropolitan bishop. The term is generally found in the older Catholic countries, and is now purely honorific, enjo ...

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Primate religion, Primate religion - Orthodox Christianity, Primate religion - Anglican Communion, Primate religion - Roman Catholic Church, Primate religion - Regular equivalent, Primate religion - Sources and References

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