‘Patriarch of the West’: Pope Francis Heads Forward Into the Past
ANALYSIS: The restoration of the papal title is the latest example.
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Pope Francis Reinstates Papal Title ‘Patriarch of the West’ in Pontifical Yearbook
The title was adopted in the year 642 by Pope Theodore and was used for centuries, though it was not until 1863, during the pontificate of Pope Pius IX, that the title first appeared in the Annuario Pontificio.
