patriarchate
thumb|250px|Eastern patriarchates of the Pentarchy, after the [[Council of Chalcedon (451)]]
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- History
- Roman Catholic Church
- Eastern Orthodox Church
- Oriental Orthodoxy
- Church of the East
- Protestantism
- Apostolic Catholic Church
- See also
- References
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thumb|250px|Eastern patriarchates of the Pentarchy, after the [[Council of Chalcedon (451)]]
Patriarchate (, ; , patriarcheîon) is an ecclesiological term in Christianity, referring to the office and jurisdiction of a patriarch.