Patriarch of the West

He has therefore been referred to also as Patriarch of the West.

Popes have in the past occasionally used the title Patriarch of the West, without defining it.

The Patriarch of the West Indies - a titular patriarchal see, vacant since 1963.

Patriarch of the West Indies (extinct)

The Pope himself was also called the Patriarch of the West, a title no longer in use, to indicate his relationship with the Latin Church.

Pope Benedict XVI has dropped "patriarch of the West" from his official titles, the Vatican said.

In 1622, he was consecrated bishop by Diego Guzmán de Haros, Patriarch of the West Indies.

It stated that the title "Patriarch of the West" had become "obsolete and practically unusable" and that it was "pointless to insist on maintaining it".

During the reign of Alfonso XIII this Office was held by the Patriarch of the West Indies.

In 2006 the title Patriarch of the West was removed from the papal list of titles by the succeeding pope, Benedict XVI, due to its obsolescence.

The title of Patriarch of the West Indies was in the past granted to some Spanish bishops (not always of the same see), but is long in abeyance.

It has been a suffragan of the archdiocese of Larissa since 732, when it ceased to be under the jurisdiction of the Patriarch of the West (the Pope).

In 1524, he was appointed by Pope Clement VII as Bishop of Palencia and the first Patriarch of the West Indies.

It should also be noted that Patriarch of Rome and all the West and Patriarch of the West are two rarely mentioned titles of the Pope.

Rather, they claim that Christ transferred the position of Patriarch of the West and Supreme Pontiff to the new episcopal see of El Palmar de Troya.

Eastern Patriarchs have regarded the Bishop of Rome, occupying the only apostolic see in Western Christendom, as the Patriarch of the West (not of the entire church).

Upon relinquishing the title of "Patriarch of the West" in 2006, Pope Benedict XVI officially renamed the "patriarchal basilicas" as "Papal basilicas".

In 1513 King Ferdinand had asked the pope to elevate Rodríguez to a new title, that of Patriarch of the West Indies, a position that would bring a cardinal's red hat.

Following the Great Schism of 1054, Western Christianity further diverged from Eastern Christianity and the allegiance of Irish Christians remained with the Patriarch of the West.

It was presided over by Hosius of Corduba, a bishop from the West who followed the Pope who was the bishop of Rome and the Patriarch of the West.

However, the Old Catholic Church recognizes the primacy of the Pope as first among equals, Bishop of Rome, Vicar of St. Peter, and Patriarch of the West.

In May, 1885, Cardinal González was appointed to the primacy of Spain, was made Patriarch of the West Indies, vicar-general of the army, and major-chaplain to the royal chapel.

Before 1 March 2006, the list of titles also used to contain that of a "Patriarch of the West", which traditionally appeared in that list of titles before "Primate of Italy".

However, some Catholic theologians have argued that the term "Patriarch of the West" has no clear historical or theological basis and was introduced into the papal court in 1870 at the time of the First Vatican Council.

The pope previously used the title Patriarch of the West, but this title was dropped from use in 2006 a move which caused some concern within the Orthodox Communion as, to them, it implied wider papal jurisdiction.