Metropolitan William Receives Pallium in Rome

[ByzCathCantor]

So they’re bishops in name only?

No, they are still bishops, but being a Metropolitan on the Latin side means that you have some delegated duties and privileges, but no real extended jurisdiction over the “suffragan” dioceses. (I’ve oversimplified a bit here to answer your question as briefly as possible).

 

[Vico]

Dear brother Hazcompat,

Though “archeparchy” is equivalent to “archdiocese,” it should be noted that a metropolitan (the head of an archeparchy) in the Eastern/Oriental Church is not equivalent to an archbishop (the head of an archdiocese) of a the Latin Church. Metropolitans in the Eastern/Oriental Church have true jurisdiction, while archbishops in the Laitn Church do not.

Blessings,
Marduk

I think you mean specifically the metropolitan head of church here, since there are four kinds of metropolitans in the eastern churches:

1. 
   *]The patriarch is a metropolitan of patriarchial church
   *]The maj. archbishop is a metropolitan of maj. archepiscopal church
   *]The metropolitan of a metropolitan church
   *]The metropolitan of patriarchial or maj. archepiscopal church, other than the patriarch or maj. archbishop.
   
   The first three represent their ritual Church juridically. The fourth has a role defined by the ritual church.

 

[Vico]

USA Eastern Catholic Jurisdictions

   1) Ukrainian Greek CC:

Metropolitan Archeparchy of Philadelphia, PA
Eparchy of Stamford, CT
Eparchy of Saint Nicholas of Chicago, IL
Eparchy of Saint Josaphat in Parma, Ohio
2) Byzantine (Ruthenian) CC:
Metropolitan Archeparchy of Pittsburgh, PA
Eparchy of Passaic, New Jersey
Eparchy of Parma, Ohio
Eparchy of Holy Protection of Mary of Phoenix, AZ
3) Maronite CC:
Eparchy of Saint Maron of Brooklyn, NY
Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon of Los Angeles, CA
4) Greek-Melkite CC:
Eparchy of Newton, MA
5) Armenian CC:
Eparchy of Our Lady of Nareg, New York (USA and Canada)
6) Chaldean CC:
Eparchy of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Detroit, MI
Eparchy of Saint Peter the Apostle of San Diego, CA
7) Romanian Greek CC:
Eparchy of Saint George’s in Canton, Ohio
8) Syrian CC:
Eparchy of Our Lady of Deliverance of Newark, New Jersey
9) Syro-Malabar CC:
Eparchy of St Thomas of Chicago, IL
10) Syro-Malankara CC:
Exarchy of United States of America (Hempstead, NY)

Canada

1. Ukrainian CC:
   Edmonton, New Westminster, Saskatoon, Toronto, Winnipeg
2. Slovak CC:
   Saints Cyril and Methodius of Toronto
3. Maronite CC:
   Saint-Maron de Montréal
4. Greek-Melkite CC:
   Saint-Sauveur de Montréal
5. Armenian CC:
   Our Lady of Nareg in New York
6. Syrian CC:
   Our Lady of Deliverance of Newark
7. Chaldean CC:
   Mar Addai of Toronto

 

[Aramis]

The head of a Sui Iuris church has precedence in processions - a position of honor, not of authority - over that of even a higher ranked ordinary who is not, according to the rules of precedence in the older editions of the Ceremonial for Bishops of the Roman Church. Only the territorial bishop and metropolitan hold higher precedence, and then only within their own see and province.

 

[Vico]

The head of a Sui Iuris church has precedence in processions - a position of honor, not of authority - over that of even a higher ranked ordinary who is not, according to the rules of precedence in the older editions of the Ceremonial for Bishops of the Roman Church. Only the territorial bishop and metropolitan hold higher precedence, and then only within their own see and province.

Because in the eastern churches the consularity of the synod is given heart. Yet the head of a sui iuris church does represent it juridically.

 

[Peter_J]

The head of a Sui Iuris church has precedence in processions - a position of honor, not of authority - over that of even a higher ranked ordinary who is not, according to the rules of precedence in the older editions of the Ceremonial for Bishops of the Roman Church. Only the territorial bishop and metropolitan hold higher precedence, and then only within their own see and province.

Ah, I think I have heard that before. (Like I said before, I’m a little rusty.)

So for example, Bishop Peter Fülöp Kocsis – the head of the Hungarian Greek Catholic Church, an eparchial church sui iuris – would have precedence in processions over a metropolitan (excepting if the metropolitan was also head of a sui iuris church, or in his own province) … is that right?

 

[Aramis]

Ah, I think I have heard that before. (Like I said before, I’m a little rusty.)

So for example, Bishop Peter Fülöp Kocsis – the head of the Hungarian Greek Catholic Church, an eparchial church sui iuris – would have precedence in processions over a metropolitan (excepting if the metropolitan was also head of a sui iuris church, or in his own province) … is that right?

Yep!

It’s seldom an issue. Except in Rome.

 

[Peter_J]

Yep!

Thanks.

 

[ByzCathCantor]

It’s seldom an issue. Except in Rome.

True, but outside of Rome itself, one would see these principles in action at episcopal ordinations / enthronements when bishops gather. The very enthronement of Metropolitan William which preceeded the event referenced in the OP provides a good example, as may be seen from the processional at the beginning of the archived video of the Enthronement & Hierarchical Divine Liturgy.

 

[Peter_J]

True, but outside of Rome itself, one would see these principles in action at episcopal ordinations / enthronements when bishops gather. The very enthronement of Metropolitan William which preceeded the event referenced in the OP provides a good example, as may be seen from the processional at the beginning of the archived video of the Enthronement & Hierarchical Divine Liturgy.

That reminds me of a post, some years ago, that listed the hierarchs in procession at another such event. (I tried searching for the post, but came up empty.)