Editing Crozier (section)

=== Eastern Christianity ===
[[File:Mar George Alencherry at Kothamangalam Cathedral.jpg|thumb|[[Syro-Malabar]] Major Archbishop Mar [[George Alencherry]] with his crozier.]]
In [[Eastern Christianity]] ([[Oriental Orthodox]]y, [[Eastern Orthodox]]y and [[Eastern Catholic]]ism), bishops use a similar pastoral staff. When a bishop is [[consecration|consecrated]], the crozier ({{langx|el|italic=yes|paterissa}}, [[Church Slavonic|Slavonic]]: ''pósokh'') is presented to him by the chief consecrator following the dismissal at the [[Divine Liturgy]].

The [[Archbishop of Cyprus]] has the unique [[Privilege (canon law)|privilege in canon law]] of carrying a ''paterissa'' shaped like an imperial [[sceptre]]. This is one of the ''Three Privileges'' granted to the [[Orthodox Church of Cyprus]] by Byzantine Emperor [[Zeno (emperor)|Zeno]] (the other two being to sign his name in [[cinnabar]], i.e., ink coloured [[vermilion]] by the addition of the mineral cinnabar, and to wear purple instead of black [[cassock]]s under his vestments).{{Citation needed|date=September 2011}}

An Eastern [[archimandrite]] (high-ranking abbot), [[hegumen]] (abbot) or hegumenia (abbess) who leads a monastic community also bears a crozier. It is conferred on them by the bishop during the Divine Liturgy for the elevation of the candidate. When he is not vested for worship, a bishop, archimandrite or abbot uses a [[Staff of office#Ecclesiastical use|staff of office]] topped with a silver pommel.{{Citation needed|date=September 2011}}

==== Oriental Orthodoxy ====
[[File:Crozier armenia.jpg|thumb|A crozier of the [[Vardapet]], [[Armenian Apostolic Church]], 19th century]]

In the [[Oriental Orthodox]] churches, croziers are used as pastoral staffs held by bishops. The [[Armenian Apostolic Church]] uses both Eastern- and Western-style croziers, while the [[Syriac Orthodox Church]],[[Indian Orthodox Church]] and [[Marthoma Syrian Church]] have croziers that are thicker than their Eastern counterparts. Clerics of the [[Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church]] and the [[Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church]] use croziers that look exactly like the Greek ones.{{Citation needed|date=September 2011}}

In the [[Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria]], croziers are sometimes somewhat longer and are always decorated with a blood-[[red]] cloth around the top cross and the serpents. This symbolizes the bishop's responsibility for the blood of his flock.{{Citation needed|date=September 2011}}