ren ae us , ▁Ad vers us ▁Ha eres es ▁III : 3 : 2 ). ▁ ▁However , ▁Protest ants , ▁Eastern ▁Orth odox , ▁and ▁Oriental ▁Orth odox ▁do ▁not ▁believe ▁the ▁Council ▁viewed ▁the ▁Bishop ▁of ▁Rome ▁as ▁the ▁juris dict ional ▁head ▁of ▁Christ end om , ▁or ▁someone ▁having ▁authority ▁over ▁other ▁b ish ops ▁att ending ▁the ▁Council . ▁In ▁support ▁of ▁this , ▁they ▁c ite ▁Can on ▁ 6 , ▁where ▁the ▁Roman ▁Bishop ▁could ▁be ▁seen ▁as ▁simply ▁one ▁of ▁several ▁influ ential ▁leaders , ▁but ▁not ▁one ▁who ▁had ▁juris diction ▁over ▁other ▁b ish ops ▁in ▁other ▁regions . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁Protest ant ▁the olog ian ▁Philip ▁Sch aff , ▁" The ▁Nic ene ▁f athers ▁passed ▁this ▁canon ▁not ▁as ▁introdu cing ▁anything ▁new , ▁but ▁merely ▁as ▁confirm ing ▁an ▁existing ▁relation ▁on ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁church ▁tradition ; ▁and ▁that , ▁with ▁special ▁reference ▁to ▁Alexand ria , ▁on ▁account ▁of ▁the ▁troubles ▁existing ▁there . ▁Rome ▁was ▁named ▁only ▁for ▁illustr ation ; ▁and ▁Ant io ch ▁and ▁all ▁the ▁other ▁e par ch ies ▁or ▁provinces ▁were ▁secured ▁their ▁admitted ▁rights . ▁The ▁bishop rics ▁of ▁Alexand ria , ▁Rome , ▁and ▁Ant io ch ▁were ▁placed ▁substantial ly ▁on ▁equal ▁foot ing ." ▁Thus , ▁according ▁to ▁Sch aff , ▁the ▁Bishop ▁of ▁Alexand ria ▁was ▁to ▁have ▁juris diction ▁over ▁the ▁provinces ▁of ▁Egypt , ▁Lib ya ▁and ▁the ▁Pent apolis , ▁just ▁as