WEBThe Holy See [8] [9] ( Latin: Sancta Sedes, lit. 'Holy Chair [10] ', Ecclesiastical Latin: [ˈsaŋkta ˈsedes]; Italian: Santa Sede [ˈsanta ˈsɛːde] ), also called the See of Rome, Petrine See or Apostolic See, [11] is the jurisdiction of the pope in his role as the Bishop of Rome. It includes the apostolic episcopal see of the Diocese of ...