Pope (disambiguation)

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Pope (Greek: παπάς; Latin: papa: an affectionate diminutive for father) is a religious title traditionally accorded to the Bishop of Alexandria and the Bishop of Rome, as well as several other religious figures.

Pope is also a surname, and has been used as a place name.

Contents 1 Religious offices 2 Religious figures 3 People named "Pope" 3.1 Nickname 3.2 Fictional characters 4 Places 5 Other

[edit] Religious offices

• Pope of the Roman Catholic Church, the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the State of the Vatican City
• Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria, the Primate of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria, also referred to as Pope and Lord Archbishop of the Great City of Alexandria and Patriarch of all Africa on the Holy Apostolic Throne of Saint Mark the Evangelist and Holy Apostle
• The Chalcedonian (Greek or Eastern Orthodox) Patriarch of Alexandria, the Primate of the Greek Orthodox Church of Alexandria, also referred to as Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa
• The Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church
• An antipope
• A Discordian Pope

[edit] Religious figures

• Pope Benedict XVI, the current Catholic Pope
  • A list of Popes of the Catholic Church
• Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria, the current Coptic Orthodox Pope
  • A list of Coptic Orthodox Popes of Alexandria
• Patriarch Theodore II of Alexandria, the current Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria
  • A list of Greek Orthodox Patriarchs of Alexandria

[edit] People named "Pope"

• Alexander Pope, an English poet
• Arthur Pope, an archaeologist and historian
• Carly Pope, a Canadian actress
• Clifford H. Pope, an American herpetologist
• Eddie Pope, an American football (soccer) player
• Georgina Pope, a Canadian military nurse
• John Pope (military officer), an American Civil War general
• John Russell Pope, an American architect
• Lauren Pope a page 3 model
• Mark Pope, American basketball player
• Martin Pope, a physical chemist
• Norm Pope, Australian rugby league footballer
• Paul Pope, a modern comic-book artist
• Peggy Pope, American actress
• Popé, Pueblo leader
• Tom Pope, an association football player for Crewe Alexandra
• Bill Pope, a notable cinematographer

[edit] Nickname

• Mafia boss Paul Castellano was frequently referred to as The Pope
• Professional wrestler Elijah Burke is referred to as, one of his nicknames The Black pope

[edit] Fictional characters

• Henry Pope, character on television show Prison Break
• Pope is one of the aliases of Ahura, a comic book character from Marvel comics

[edit] Places

• Pope, Latvia, a village in Ventspils District, Latvia
• Pope, California
• Pope, Imperial County, California
• Pope, San Joaquin County, California
• Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina, United States
• Pope County, Arkansas, Arkansas, United States
• Pope County, Illinois, Illinois, United States
• Pope County, Minnesota, Minnesota, United States
• Pope Valley, California

[edit] Other

• Pope-Toledo, an American automobile company
• USS Pope, two ships of the United States Navy
• The Pope, the name of a major arcana card in the tarot deck (also called The Hierophant card in some tarot decks)
• Popes (gang), a Chicago street gang
• The Pope, the translated title of Le Pape, a political essay by Victor Hugo
• Pope, a common name for the Eurasian freshwater fish, the Ruffe
• To Pope, as a verb, is a somewhat derogatory term for when a Protestant converts to Roman Catholicism.

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