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===''Patriarchal Vicars''===In the [[Church of Antioch]], a bishop who is in charge of a newly-created diocese on behalf ofSacramentally, and under the supervision of, the Patriarch of Antioch is called a Patriarchal Vicar. The diocese is usually kept under the direct control of the patriarch until it becomes self-supporting. Patriarchal Vicars all bishops are not members of the Holy Synodequal. When the diocese becomes self-supportingNevertheless, it is usually granted a ruling bishop who is a member there are distinctions of the Holy Synod. The equivalent title in the Roman Catholic Church is ''Vicar Apostolic''administrative rank among bishops.

They are significantly different from auxilliary bishops, which the Church of Antioch may appoint to assist ruling bishops within their === ''Diocesan Bishops'' === A bishop who governs his own diocese or archdioceseis a diocesan bishop. He may be called 'Bishop' or 'Archbishop' or 'Metropolitan' or 'Metropolitan Archbishop' or 'Patriarch'. === Patriarchs === The title [[patriarch]] is reserved for the [[primate]] of certain of the [[autocephalous]] Orthodox churches. The first hierarch of the other autocephalous churches are styled metropolitan or archbishop or metropolitan archbishop.

The title patriarch was first applied to the original three major sees of Rome, Alexandria, and Antioch, and shortly after extended to include Constantinople and Jerusalem.  Much later the term was granted to the heads of other most significant Churches. Significance for some Churches now, may be more historical than actual.  === Archbishops and Metropolitans === The title of archbishop or metropolitan may be granted to a senior bishop, usually one who is in charge of a large ecclesiastical jurisdiction. He may or may not have provincial oversight of suffragan bishops. He may or may not have auxilliary bishops assisting him.  In the Slavonic and Antiochian traditions, a metropolitan outranks an archbishop. The reverse is the situation in the Greek tradition. The Antiochian tradition also uses the style metropolitan archbishop to differentiate from metropolitan bishops in the Greek tradition. The change in the Greek tradition came about in later Greek history, because the [[diocese|diocesan]] bishops of ancient sees (which in the Greek world are pretty much all of them) came to be styled metropolitans.  The Slavonic and Antiochian Churches continue to follow the older tradition, where an archbishop is a senior bishop in charge of a major see, and a metropolitan is a bishop in charge of a province which may include a number of minor and/or major sees.  In the Greek tradition, all diocesan bishops (with a few exceptions) are now metropolitans, and an archbishop holds his title as an indication of greater importance for whatever reason.  === ''Diocesan Non Ruling Bishops'' === A bishop who does not rule his own diocese is either a Patriarchal Vicar or an Auxilliary Bishop. ===Patriarchal Vicars=== In the [[Church of Antioch]], a bishop who is in charge of a newly-created diocese on behalf of, and under the supervision of, the Patriarch of Antioch is called a Patriarchal Vicar. The diocese is usually kept under the direct control of the patriarch until it becomes self-supporting. Patriarchal Vicars are not members of the Holy Synod, and do not answer to the Holy Synod. When a diocese becomes self-supporting, it is usually granted a ruling bishop who becomes a member of the Holy Synod.  The equivalent title in the Roman Catholic Church is Vicar Apostolic.  ===Auxilliary Bishops===

=== ''Archbishops and Metropolitans'' ===The title of '''archbishop''' or '''metropolitan''' may be granted to a senior bishop, usually one who is in charge of a large ecclesiastical jurisdiction or archdiocese. He may or may not have suffragan bishops assisting him. In the Slavic and Antiochian traditions, a metropolitan outranks an archbishop. The reverse is true in the Greek tradition. The Antiochian tradition also uses the style of '''metropolitan archbishop''' to differentiate Auxilliary Bishops are significantly different from metropolitans in the Greek traditionPatriarchal Vicars.

The change in Most Orthodox Churches allow themselves the Greek tradition came about because at one point in history, the [[diocese|diocesan]] bishops of ancient sees (which in the Greek world are pretty much all of them) all came capacity to appoint Auxilliary Bishops to be styled as metropolitans. Thus, while in the Slavic and Antiochian traditions, an archbishop is a senior bishop with an honorific title, a metropolitan is a bishop in charge of a major see and thus holding a territorial title. In the Greek tradition, all diocesan assist ruling bishops (with a few exceptions) are metropolitans by default, and thus an archbishop is one who holds his title by reason of territorywithin their own dioceses or archdioceses.

=== ''Patriarchs'' ===The title '''[[patriarch]]''' is reserved for the [[primate]] of certain of the [[autocephalous]] Orthodox churches. The first hierarch of the other autocephalous churches are styled metropolitan or archbishop (or some combination)Auxilliary Bishops do not govern in their own right but only act as directed by their diocesan bishop.

 The primate of the [[Church of Constantinople]] takes assumed the title ''Ecumenical Patriarch''. The primate of the [[Church of Alexandria]] takes was granted the title ''Pope and Patriarch''. The primate of the [[Church of Georgia]] takes the recently amended his title ''from Catholicos to Catholicos-Patriarch''.