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Pope (Greek: παπάς; Latin: papa: an affectionate diminutive for father) is a religious title traditionally accorded to the Bishop of Rome and Bishop of Alexandria, 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 6 References

[edit] Religious offices

• Pope of Rome, Supreme Pontiff, head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the State of the Vatican City
• Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of All Africa, the Primate of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria
• The Chalcedonian (Greek or Eastern Orthodox) Patriarch of Alexandria, Primate of the Greek Orthodox Church of Alexandria, is also referred to as Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa
• An antipope

[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, an American Civil War general
• John Russell Pope, an American architect
• Mark Pope, American basketball player
• Martin Pope, a physical chemist
• Paul Pope, a modern comic-book artist
• Peggy Pope, American actress
• Popé, Pueblo rebellion leader

[edit] Nickname

• Mafia boss Paul Castellano was frequently referred to as The 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, a town in Ventspils District, Latvia
• Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina, United States
• Pope County, Arkansas, United States
• Pope County, Illinois, United States
• Pope County, Minnesota, United States

[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, a Chicago street gang
• P.O.P.E. License short for Place Of Public Entertainment defined in the Australia, New South Wales Local Government Act 1993 Section 68 [1]
• The Pope, the translated title of Le Pape, a political essay by Victor Hugo

[edit] References

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