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Constantinople was an office established as a result of Crusader
activity in the Near East. The title should not be confused with
that of the (Orthodox) Patriarch of Constantinople, an office
which existed before and after.  Before the East-West Schism in
1054, the Christian Church within the borders of the ancient
Roman Empire was effectively ruled by five patriarchs (the
"Pentarchy"): the Bishop of Rome (who rarely used the title
"Patriarch") and those of Constantinople, Jerusalem, Alexandria,
and Antioch.  In the West the Bishop of Rome was recognized as
having superiority over the other Patriarchs, while in the East,
the Patriarch of Constantinople gradually came to occupy a
leading position. In the East the Pope was generally considered
first among equals, but not a direct superior.[citation needed].
The sees of Rome and Constantinople were often at odds with one
another, just as t