Primacy may refer to: * an office of the Primate (bishop) * the supremacy of one bishop or archbishop over others, most notably: ** Primacy of Peter, ecclesiological doctrine on the primacy of Peter the Apostle **

Primacy of the Roman Pontiff Papal primacy, also known as the primacy of the bishop of Rome, is a Roman Catholic ecclesiological doctrine concerning the respect and authority that is due to the pope from other bishops and their episcopal sees. The doctrine is accepted a ...

, ecclesiological doctrine on the primacy of the Roman See ** Primacy of the Five Sees, ecclesiological doctrine on the primacy of the five major patriarchates (''pentarchy'') ** Primacy of Jerusalem in Christianity, ecclesiological doctrine on the primacy of the See of Jerusalem **

Primacy of Canterbury Within the Church of England, the primacy of Canterbury or primacy of England is the supremacy of the Archbishop of Canterbury (as ''Primate of All England'') over the Archbishop of York. History 1071 The question of whether the Archbishop of ...

, the supremacy of the Archbishop of Canterbury over the Archbishop of York * Primacy of Jerusalem in Judaism, religious primacy of the Holy City of Jerusalem in Judaism * Aramaic primacy, a scholarly theory in the Christian Bible studies * Primacy of the House of Commons, a political system based on the primacy of the House of Commons over the House of Lords *

Primacy of European Union law The primacy of European Union law (sometimes referred to as supremacy or precedence of European law) is a legal principle establishing precedence of European Union law over conflicting national laws of EU member states. The principle was derived ...

, a legal concept in the international law * Primacy effect, a concept in psychology and sociology * Primacy (company), a digital marketing agency based in Connecticut, USA * Primacy, a suburb of Bangor, County Down

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