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The name '''Catholic Church''' (literally "the universal church") can be used to refer to a number of entities and conceptualizations, viz. |
The name '''Catholic Church''' (literally "the universal church") can be used to refer to a number of entities and conceptualizations, viz. |
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* It is a proper name of the largest Christian denomination comprised of 23 autonomous churches in communion with the bishop of Rome (see list below), also called the [[Roman Catholic Church]]. |
* It is a proper name of the largest Christian denomination comprised of 23 autonomous churches in communion with the bishop of Rome (see list below), also called the '''[[Roman Catholic Church]]'''. |
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* It is commonly used interchangeably with the largest of these churches, the [[Latin Rite]] Church (consisting of 98% of those Christians in communion with the bishop of Rome). |
* It is commonly used interchangeably with the largest of these churches, the [[Latin Rite]] Church (consisting of 98% of those Christians in communion with the bishop of Rome). |
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* The [[Eastern Orthodox Church]] self-identifies as "the Catholic Church" |
* The [[Eastern Orthodox Church]] self-identifies as "the Catholic Church" |
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* The sense of the "universal" and apostolic church. Most Christian denominations will describe themselves as 'catholic' in this sense based upon the affirmation of the [[Nicene Creed]] and/or the [[Apostles' Creed]], that believers are members of the '[[One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church]]'. |
* The sense of the "universal" and apostolic church. Most Christian denominations will describe themselves as 'catholic' in this sense based upon the affirmation of the [[Nicene Creed]] and/or the [[Apostles' Creed]], that believers are members of the '[[One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church]]'. |
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==Catholic churches recognising the primacy of the |
==Catholic churches recognising the primacy of the Bishop of Rome== |
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* [[Albanian Catholic Church]] |
* [[Albanian Catholic Church]] |
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The name Catholic Church (literally "the universal church") can be used to refer to a number of entities and conceptualizations, viz.
- It is a proper name of the largest Christian denomination comprised of 23 autonomous churches in communion with the bishop of Rome (see list below), also called the Roman Catholic Church.
- It is commonly used interchangeably with the largest of these churches, the Latin Rite Church (consisting of 98% of those Christians in communion with the bishop of Rome).
- The Eastern Orthodox Church self-identifies as "the Catholic Church"
- Many other Christian churches, identify themselves explicitly as Catholic (for example, churches of the Anglican Communion). Indeed, some use the term "Catholic Church" in their name (e.g., The Old Catholic Church, the Polish National Catholic Church, the Ecumenical Catholic Church).
- The sense of the "universal" and apostolic church. Most Christian denominations will describe themselves as 'catholic' in this sense based upon the affirmation of the Nicene Creed and/or the Apostles' Creed, that believers are members of the 'One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church'.
Catholic churches recognising the primacy of the Bishop of Rome
- Albanian Catholic Church
- Armenian Catholic Church
- Belarusian Catholic Church
- Bulgarian Catholic Church
- Byzantine Catholic Church
- Chaldean Catholic Church
- Coptic Catholic Church
- Croatian Greek Catholic Church
- Ethiopian Catholic Church
- Georgian Catholic Church
- Greek Catholic Church
- Hungarian Catholic Church
- Italo-Albanian Catholic Church
- Maronite Catholic Church
- Melkite Catholic Church
- Latin Rite Church
- Romanian Catholic Church
- Russian Catholic Church
- Ruthenian Catholic Church
- Slovak Catholic Church
- Syrian Catholic Church
- Syro-Malabar Catholic Church
- Syro-Malankara Catholic Church
- Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
Orthodox
Orthodox Churches of the Eastern Orthodox tradition (churches in full communion with the see of Constantinople)
- Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople
- Church of Alexandria
- Church of Antioch
- Church of Jerusalem
- Russian Orthodox Church
- Orthodox Church in Japan
- Ukrainian Orthodox Church - Moscow Patriarchy (UOC-MP) (Ukrainian only)
- Hungarian Orthodox Church - Moscow Patriarchy (Hungarian and Russian only)
- Church of Georgia
- Church of Serbia
- Archbishopric of Ohrid (Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia)
- Church of Romania
- Church of Bulgaria
- Church of Cyprus
- Church of Greece
- Church of Albania
- Church of Poland (Polish only)
- Church of the Czechlands and Slovakia (Czech or Slovak only)
- Orthodox Church in America
Other Orthodox churches in the Eastern Orthodox tradtion
- Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia
- Church of the Genuine Orthodox Christians of Greece
- Macedonian Orthodox Church
Orthodox Churches in the Oriental Orthodox tradition
- The Armenian Apostolic Church
- The Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria
- The Eritrean Orthodox Church (Tewahedo Church)
- The Ethiopian Orthodox Church (Tewahedo Church)
- The Malankara Jacobite Syriac Orthodox Church
- The Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church of the East (also known as the Indian Orthodox Church)
- The Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch (also known as the Syrian Orthodox Church)
The Assyian Church of the East
Protestant
Churches of the Anglican/Episcopal tradition
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| Churches in full communion | ||
Churches of the Lutheran tradition
Other Protestant Churches
See also
For technical and theological discussions of the term and its attributions see:
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