He was an advocate of a general council of bishops as head of the Catholic church, rather than the Papacy.

The head of the Catholic church needs to speak out forcefully, both to comfort the faithful and to assure all people that he understands the seriousness of the problem.

On 22 February 2003 John Paul elevated him to the position of archbishop of Maputo; he is the head of the catholic church in Mozambique.

The head of the Catholic church in Ireland, Cardinal Cahal Daly, has urged the IRA to call a permanent ceasefire.

In addition to the usual formal calls to members of the government - the post of presidency was not yet established - he visited the head of the Catholic church, Cardinal Mindszenthy.

On 15 September 1945, he was appointed Primate of Hungary and Archbishop of Esztergom (the seat of the head of the Catholic Church in Hungary).

Up to a million pilgrims are expected in Cologne this week as Pope Benedict travels to his homeland to celebrate World Youth Day on his first international trip since becoming head of the Catholic church.

Following the revolution, Pope Pius VI appointed John Carroll of Maryland, a former Jesuit, as the first head of the Catholic Church in America, although the papal suppression of the Jesuit order was still in effect.

As the Archbishop of Vienna and the head of the Catholic Church in Austria, Schönborn has faced an open and highly publicized rebellion by a movement of Austrian dissident clergy known as the Pfarrer Initiative or Priests' Initiative.