Catholic Church List of current Christian leaders

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pope francis


the reigning pope pope francis, elected on 13 march 2013. bishop of rome pope earthly head of roman catholic church , considered roman catholics successor of simon peter. pope sovereign of vatican city state , 1 of absolute monarchs in world.


peter considered roman catholic church prominent 1 of twelve apostles, , according petrine primacy doctrine, distinguished christ hold first place of honor , authority among apostles. peter traditionally regarded first bishop of rome, papal primacy doctrine of catholics states primacy extends in perpetuity pope , throughout catholic church.


eastern catholic churches

the pope (above) supreme head of each of eastern catholic churches. subordinate heads of main autonomous (in latin, sui iuris) eastern catholic churches are, in order of adherents:



ukrainian greek-catholic church: major archbishop sviatoslav shevchuk
syro-malabar catholic church: major archbishop george alencherry
syro-malankara catholic church: major archbishop moran mor baselios cleemis catholicos
maronite church: patriarch bechara boutros al-rahi
melkite greek-catholic church: patriarch youssef absi
romanian greek-catholic church: major archbishop lucian mureșan
ruthenian greek catholic church: metropolitan william c. skurla
armenian catholic church: patriarch krikor bedros xx gabroyan
chaldean catholic church: patriarch louis raphaël sako
hungarian greek catholic church: bishop péter fülöp kocsis
slovak greek catholic church: metropolitan ján babjak
ethiopian catholic church: archbishop berhaneyesus souraphiel
coptic catholic church: patriarch ibrahim isaac sidrak
syriac catholic church: patriarch mar ignatius joseph iii yonan
eritrean catholic church: archbishop menghesteab tesfamariam






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