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[[Image:Patriarch of Constantinople throne.jpg|thumb|190px|right|Throne of the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople in the [[Phanar]], Istanbul. On the dais the [[Gospel Book|Gospel]] is [[Hetoimasia|enthroned]] on a [[curule chair]], in front of it, lower down is the patriarch's throne.]]
From ancient times, [[bishop]]s of the [[Roman Catholic]], [[Eastern Orthodox]], [[Anglican]] and other churches where episcopal offices exist, have been formally seated on a throne, called a ''[[cathedra]]'' ({{lang-el|κάθεδρα, seat}}). Traditionally located in the [[sanctuary]], the cathedra symbolizes the bishop's authority to teach the faith (hence the expression "[[ex cathedra]]") and to govern his flock.
"Ex cathedra" refers to the explicative authority, notably the extremely rarely used procedure required for a papal declaration to be '[[Papal infallibility|infallible]]' under Roman Catholic [[Canon law (Catholic Church)|Canon law]]. In several languages the word deriving from ''cathedra'' is commonly used for an academic teaching mandate, the professorial chair.
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