apostolical vs papal

apostolical and papal both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
apostolical	No	Yes	No	No
papal	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, apostolical and papal are synonyms defined as:

apostolical and papal: proceeding from or ordered by or subject to a pope or the papacy regarded as the successor of the Apostles

Other synonyms of apostolical include apostolic, pontifical.

apostolical (adjective)	papal (adjective)
of or relating to or deriving from the Apostles or their teachings	proceeding from or ordered by or subject to a pope or the papacy regarded as the successor of the Apostles
proceeding from or ordered by or subject to a pope or the papacy regarded as the successor of the Apostles