Pontifical vestments
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Pontifical vestments, also referred to as episcopal vestments or pontificals, are the liturgical vestments worn by bishops in the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, some Anglican, and some
Archbishop Jose S. Palma vested in a Roman-cut chasuble
Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke vested in a Gothic-cut chasuble
Zucchetto, pectoral cross and episcopal ring symbolize the office of bishop.
An Eastern Catholic bishop of the Syro-Malabar Church along with other priests
Sakkos
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The sakkos is a vestment worn by Orthodox and Greek Catholic bishops instead of the priest's phelonion. The garment is a tunic with wide sleeves, and a distinctive pattern of trim. It reaches below th
17th-century sakkos. It has 16 buttons on each side, plus 1 at the collar to make a total of 33: the traditional number of years in the earthly life of Jesus (Benaki Museum, Athens, Greece).
Priest in phelonion (left) and archbishop of Prague Joachim in sakkos
Greek-Catholic bishop wearing a sakkos. What appears to be a collar is a separate vestment, called the omophorion (Prešov, Slovakia).
Sakkos of Photius, Metropolitan of Moscow, ca. 1417