Proceeding from or ordered by or subject to a pope or the papacy regarded as the successor of the Apostles:
— Papal dispensation.

synonyms: apostolic, apostolical, pontifical.

Roget 995: ecclesiastical, ecclesiological^†; clerical, sacerdotal, priestly, prelatical, pastoral, ministerial, capitular^†, theocratic; hierarchical, archiepiscopal; episcopal, episcopalian; canonical; monastic, monachal^†; monkish; abbatial^†, abbatical^†; Anglican^†; pontifical, papal, apostolic, Roman, Popish; ultramontane, priest-ridden.    ... show more

Dutch: pauselijk
Polish: papieski