Holy See (disambiguation)

The Holy See is the apostolic episcopal see of the bishop of Rome, known as the Pope.

It may also refer to:

  • Holy See of Alexandria, see of the Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria, and of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria
  • Holy See of Antioch, historical see of the Syriac Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch, and of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch
  • Holy See of Cilicia, the Armenian Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia, located in Antelias, Lebanon
  • Holy See of Constantinople, see of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople
  • Holy See of the East, any of several episcopal sees of autocephalous Christian churches in the Middle East and India that consider themselves placed in the apostolic succession of St. Thomas
  • Holy See of Jerusalem, multiple sees
  • Holy See of Mainz, the historic title of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mainz in Germany.

See also

  • HolyC, the system programming language in TempleOS
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