- For the Christological term, see Person of Christ
In persona Christi is a
Latin phrase meaning “in the person of Christ,” an important concept in
Roman Catholicism and, in varying degrees, to other
Christian traditions. A priest is In persona christi, because he acts as Jesus and as God. An extended term,
In persona Christi capitis, “in the person of
Christ the head,” was introduced in the
Catechism of the Catholic Church.