Roman Catholic Pope

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Roman Catholic Pope - the head of the Roman Catholic Church

Bishop of Rome, Catholic Pope, Holy Father, pontiff, pope, Vicar of Christ

papacy, pontificate - the government of the Roman Catholic Church

spiritual leader - a leader in religious or sacred affairs

Catholic - a member of a Catholic church

antipope - someone who is elected pope in opposition to another person who is held to be canonically elected; "the antipopes resided in Avignon during the Great Schism"

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