亚历山大教宗和全非洲牧首(Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of All Africa)(领导在埃及、全非洲的亚历山大科普特正教会Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria,也是东方正统教会Oriental Orthodoxy的精神领袖)
安提阿和全东方牧首(Patriarch of Antioch and All the East)(近东的安提阿叙利亚正教会Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch的领袖,以及普世叙利亚正教会至高领袖Supreme Leader of the Universal Syriac Orthodox Churc)
印度大公(Catholicos of India)(领导印度的玛兰卡雅格派叙利亚正教会Malankara Jacobite Syriac Orthodox Church)
埃奇米亚金,亚美尼亚和全亚美尼亚人大公(Catholicos of Etchmiadzin, Armenia and of All Armenians)和亚美尼亚宗徒教会至高牧首(Supreme Patriarch of the Armenian Apostolic Church)(领导亚美尼亚宗徒教会Armenian Apostolic Church)
西利西亚大公(Catholicos of Cilicia)(领导山省Antelias,黎巴嫩以及中东的西利西亚家族亚美尼亚宗徒教会(Armenian Apostolic Church of the House of Cilicia)
亚美尼亚人的君士坦丁堡牧首(Patriarch of Constantinople for the Armenians)(在土耳其)
亚美尼亚人的耶路撒冷和圣锡安牧首(Patriarch of Jerusalem and of Holy Zion for the Armenian)(在以色列,巴勒斯坦,约旦,和波斯湾)
东方大公(Catholicos of the East)(领导印度的印度正教会Indian Orthodox Church)
阿克苏姆总主教和全埃塞额比亚大公牧首(Archbishop of Axum and Patriarch Catholicos of All Ethiopia)(领导埃塞俄比亚的埃塞俄比亚正统台瓦西多教会Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church)
阿斯马拉总主教和全厄立特里亚牧首(Archbishop of Asmara and Patriarch of All Eritrea)(领导厄立特里亚的厄立特里亚正统台瓦西多教会Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church)
据耶稣基督后期圣徒教会(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)称,patriarch(教长)是在麦基洗德祭司(Melchizedek Priesthood)中已被任命为教长职者。该词被视为与evangelist(布道员)为同义词。教长的一个基本责任是给予教长祝福(Patriarchal blessing),一如旧约中雅各(Jacob)为其十二个儿子所做的一样。教长通常被分配到每个教区(stake)并终身保有该头衔。