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.