• A pontiff (from Latin pontifex) was, in Roman antiquity, a member of the most illustrious of the colleges of priests of the Roman religion, the College...
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    Pope (redirect from Roman Pontiff)
    worldwide Catholic Church. He is also known as the supreme pontiff, Roman pontiff, or sovereign pontiff. From the eighth century until 1870, the pope was the...
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    The College of Pontiffs (Latin: Collegium Pontificum; see collegium) was a body of the ancient Roman state whose members were the highest-ranking priests...
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    The pontifex maximus (Latin for "supreme pontiff") was the chief high priest of the College of Pontiffs (Collegium Pontificum) in ancient Rome. This was...
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  • Look up Irenaeus or Irenæus in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Saint Irenaeus of Lugdunum (Lyons) was a Catholic bishop, theologian and early church father...
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    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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  • Wally Pontiff Jr. Playground, formerly Metairie Playground, is a Jefferson Parish public playground located at 1521 Palm Street in Metairie, Louisiana...
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  • Church are conducted. The Roman Curia is the institution which the Roman Pontiff ordinarily makes use of in the exercise of his supreme pastoral office...
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    Papal States (redirect from Pontiff States)
    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...
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    of the same faith with the Roman Pontiff. ... And since by the divine right of Apostolic primacy the Roman Pontiff is placed over the universal Church...
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