patriarch

highest-ranking bishop in Christianity
Intangible position Q171692
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patriarch

Summary

patriarch is a position[1]. patriarch ranks in the top 4% of position entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (605 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • patriarch's instance of is recorded as position[3].
  • patriarch's instance of is recorded as ecclesiastical occupation[4].
  • patriarch is a type of bishop[5].
  • patriarch is a type of head of a diocese[6].
  • patriarch's Commons category is recorded as Patriarchates[7].
  • patriarch's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Church patriarchs[8].
  • patriarch's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[9].
  • patriarch's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10].
  • patriarch's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11].
  • patriarch's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12].
  • patriarch's described by source is recorded as Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language[13].
  • patriarch's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[14].
  • patriarch's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[15].
  • patriarch's described by source is recorded as The Encyclopedia Americana[16].
  • patriarch's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[17].
  • patriarch's described by source is recorded as The Catholic Encyclopedia[18].
  • patriarch's different from is recorded as Pope[19].
  • patriarch's has list is recorded as list of current popes and patriarchs[20].
  • patriarch's organization directed by the office or position is recorded as patriarchate[21].
  • patriarch's male form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Patriarch'}[22].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include position[3] and ecclesiastical occupation[4]. Recorded subclass of include bishop[5] and head of a diocese[6].

Influence

Things named for patriarch include patriarchal cross[23], a two-barred cross[24] and patriarchate[25].

Why It Matters

patriarch ranks in the top 4% of position entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (605 views/month).[2] patriarch has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] patriarch is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

Entities named for patriarch include patriarchal cross[23], a two-barred cross[24] and patriarchate[25].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [23] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Mullanur · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of bishop, head of a diocese
    Aliases
    Subclass of
    Female form of label פטריארכית
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1889]]: [[Q9056856]]"
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