Catholic Church His Holiness () is the official
style used to address the
Pope. The full
papal title, rarely used, is: :
His Holiness Leo XIV, Bishop of Rome, Vicar of Jesus Christ, Successor of the Prince of the Apostles, Supreme Pontiff of the Universal Church, Patriarch of the West, Primate of Italy, Archbishop and Metropolitan of the Roman Province, Sovereign of the Vatican City State, Servant of the servants of God. File:Papa Leon XIV-20251011-54852216541-20251112111339.jpg|Pope
Leo XIV (b. 1955) The best-known title, that of "Pope", does not appear in the official list of titles, but is commonly used in the titles of documents and appears, in abbreviated form, in their signatures as "PP", standing for
Papa (
Pope). The 2020
Annuario Pontificio lists all of his formal titles, except Bishop of Rome, as "historical titles". It is customary when referring to popes to translate the
regnal name into local languages. In February 2013, the
Holy See announced that former
Pope Benedict XVI would retain the style "His Holiness" after resigning and becoming
Pope Emeritus. The term is sometimes abbreviated as "
HH" or "
H.H." when confusion with "His/Her Highness" is unlikely. {{Infobox Pope styles
Oriental and Eastern Orthodox churches His Holiness is the official
style also used to address the
Oriental Orthodox Patriarchs. In the
Eastern Orthodox Church, the
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople has the title of
His All Holiness (). It is also used for certain other Eastern patriarchs, notably those who head a church or rite which recognizes neither Rome's nor Constantinople's primacy. File:Tawadros II of Alexandria.jpg|Pope
Tawadros II of Alexandria of the
Coptic Orthodox Church (b. 1952) File:Patriarch Ignatius Aphrem II, seated.jpg|
Ignatius Aphrem II, of the
Syriac Orthodox Church (b.1965) File:Garegin II.jpg|
Armenian Apostolic Church Garegin II(b. 1951) File:Baselius Marthoma Mathews III.jpg|
Baselios Marthoma Mathews III, of the
Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church (b. 1949) File:Patriarch Kirill of Moscow.jpg|
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow(b. 1946) File:Bartolomeo I.jpg|
Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople,
Bartholomew I(b. 1940) File:Theodore of Alexandria.jpg|
Patriarch of Alexandria Theodore II(b. 1954) File:Patriarch Daniil.jpg|
Patriarch Daniil of Bulgaria (b. 1972) File:Assyrian Patriarch Dinkha IV Khanania.jpg|
Mar Dinkha IV,
Patriarch of the Church of the East (b. 1935) == Islam ==