<P> The pope, as patriarch of the Latin Church, is the head of the only sui iuris Church in the West, leading to the relatively short - lived title Patriarch of the West (in use 1863--2006). Eastern patriarchs are elected by the synod of bishops of their particular Church . </P> <P> The Patriarchs who head autonomous particular Churches are: </P> <Ul> <Li> The Coptic Catholic Patriarch of Alexandria (Coptic Catholic Church) </Li> <Li> The Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch of Antioch (Melkite Greek Catholic Church) </Li> <Li> The Maronite Patriarch of Antioch (Maronite Church) </Li> <Li> The Syriac Catholic Patriarch of Antioch (Syriac Catholic Church) </Li> <Li> The Armenian Catholic Patriarch of Cilicia (Armenian Catholic Church) </Li> <Li> The Chaldean Catholic Patriarch of Babylonia (Chaldean Catholic Church) </Li> </Ul> <Li> The Coptic Catholic Patriarch of Alexandria (Coptic Catholic Church) </Li>

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