also: きょうおう
Francis was elected Pope in 2013.
The Pope lives in the Vatican.
A new Pope has been elected.
A new Pope ascended to the papacy.
John Paul II was the 264th Pope.
Papal States; Vatican City
pope emeritus
antipope
papal election
Standard kanji spelling for the Pope.
Alternate reading; less common than きょうこう.
From Chinese 教皇 (jiàohuáng), meaning 'religious emperor' or 'teaching sovereign'. The term was adopted into Japanese to refer to the Pope.