Most of the worshippers were Palestinians,and Latin Patriarch Fouad Twal expressed solidarity with their suffering.

VOA: standard.2009.12.25

Well, the odd thing is it's exactly the same with Saussure, who can be considered the father or patriarch of a certain kind of literary theory as I have just indicated.

索绪尔也是这样，他可以说是,某种文学理论之父了。

耶鲁公开课 - 文学理论导论课程节选

Suddenly,the youngest Kennedy brother became the family's political patriarch.

VOA: standard.2009.08.26