The title for the head or patriarch of certain Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Christian churches.
From Greek 'katholikos' meaning 'universal.' The title reflects the church leader's role as a universal spiritual father to their flock, preserving ancient ecclesiastical terminology.
The Catholicos of the Armenian Apostolic Church and the Catholicos of the East in the Assyrian Church preserve ancient Greek ecclesiastical titles that are rarely used in Western Christianity.
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