Primacy (Lat. primatus, primus, first), the supreme episcopal jurisdiction of the pope as pastor and governor of the Universal Church. (See Pope.)
The Catholic Encyclopedia
Primacy
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Charles G. Herbermann and others (editors)
Transcribed from a dated scan; artifacts may remain. Edition notes
Trans. None. Written in English by the contributors whose signatures close each article., The Catholic Encyclopedia, An International Work of Reference on the Constitution, Doctrine, Discipline, and History of the Catholic Church, in fifteen volumes, 1907-1912. Public domain.