List of Current Patriarchs - Pope, Patriarchs, and Major Archbishops in The Catholic Church

Pope, Patriarchs, and Major Archbishops in The Catholic Church

See Bishop Election
Rome Pope Benedict XVI 2005
Alexandria of the Copts Patriarch Antonios Cardinal Naguib 2006
Antioch, Alexandria & Jerusalem of the Greek Melkites Patriarch Gregory III Laham 2000
Antioch of the Syrians Patriarch Mar Ignatius Joseph III Yonan 2009
Antioch of the Maronites Patriarch Bechara Boutros Cardinal al-Rahi 2011
Jerusalem Patriarch Fouad Twal 2008
Babylon of the Chaldeans Patriarch Mar Emmanuel III Cardinal Delly 2003
Cilicia of the Armenians Patriarch Nersès Bédros XIX Tarmouni 1999
Venice Patriarch Francesco Moraglia 2012
West Indies vacant since 1963
Lisbon Patriarch José da Cruz Cardinal Policarpo 1998
East Indies Patriarch Filipe Neri António Sebastião do Rosário Ferrão 2004
Kiev-Galicia Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk 2011
Ernakulam-Angamaly Major Archbishop George Cardinal Alencherry 2011
Trivandrum Major Archbishop Moran Mor Baselios Cardinal Cleemis 2007
Făgăraş and Alba Iulia Major Archbishop Lucian Cardinal Mureșan 2005


Note 1: In 2006, Benedict XVI renounced the title of "Patriarch of the West" (Patriarcha Occidentis).

Note 2: Lucian Mureșan became Archbishop of Făgăraş and Alba Iulia in 1994, but only became Major Archbishop in 2005.

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