The Roman-Ruthenian papacy is the supreme pastoral and temporal office of the United Roman-Ruthenian Church and its associated pontifical state. Its holder is the Roman-Ruthenian Pope, also known by his principle diocesan title of Prince-Bishop of Rome-Ruthenia.
Ecclesiastical character
The office unites Petrine, patriarchal, and governance functions within the Church’s own canonical order. Granted and recognized in 2014 and first made public in 2020, it is an inheritance received. It relates to the Church’s converging Roman and Eastern patrimony. The Roman-Ruthenian Papacy, being one of several popes in the world (such as Coptic and Greek Alexandrian), does not claim to govern the Roman Catholic Church, Orthodox Churches, or other autocephalous/independent churches.
Public development
The Church records show that the papal office was granted in 2014 and began to be made public only in 2020. Nevertheless, the presence of the papal office informed the acts of the patriarch and the Church's internal development before the title was used openly. Roman-Ruthenian papal status was fully manifested in 2025.