Patriarch of the West

One of the official titles of the Pope, as the highest authority of the Latin Catholic Church

"Patriarchate of the West" redirects here. For the body, see Latin Church.

Byzantine-style icon of Pope Leo I (400–461), the first pope to be called patriarch of the West.

Patriarch of the West (Latin: Patriarcha Occidentis) is one of the official titles of the Bishop of Rome, as patriarch and highest authority of the Latin Church.