Pope (disambiguation)

Pope ( _el. παπάς; " _la. papa": an affectionate diminutive for "father") is a religious title traditionally accorded to the Bishop of Rome, as well as several other religious figures.

"Pope" is also a surname, and has been used as a place name.

Religious offices

*Pope of the Roman Catholic Church, the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the State of the Vatican City
*Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria, 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

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

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 (military officer), an American Civil War general
*John Russell Pope, an American architect
*Lauren Pope a page 3 model
*Mark Pope, American basketball player
*Martin Pope, a physical chemist
*Norm Pope, Australian rugby league footballer
*Paul Pope, a modern comic-book artist
*Peggy Pope, American actress
*Popé, Pueblo leader

Nickname

*Mafia boss Paul Castellano was frequently referred to as "The Pope"
*Professional wrestler Elijah Burke is referred to as, one of his nicknames "The Black pope"

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

Places

*Pope, Latvia, a town in Ventspils District, Latvia
*Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina, United States
*Pope County, Arkansas, Arkansas, United States
*Pope County, Illinois, Illinois, United States
*Pope County, Minnesota, Minnesota, United States

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 (gang), a Chicago street gang
*"The Pope", the translated title of "Le Pape", a political essay by Victor Hugo