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Coats of arms of the | Coats of arms of the Catholic church and other churches derived or based on the Catholic church. | ||
The Catholic Church is organised as follows : | |||
'''Head''' : The Pope, currently Pope [[Francis]] (see [[Papal heraldry]]) | |||
The Catholic Church is divided in a number of sub-churches under the Pope: | |||
* Roman Catholic Church (Latin rite) | |||
* Coptic Catholic Church | |||
* Melkite Greek Catholic Church | |||
* Maronite Church | |||
* Syriac Catholic Church | |||
* Armenian Catholic Church | |||
* Chaldean Catholic Church | |||
* Syro-Malabar Catholic Church | |||
* Romanian Greek Catholic Church | |||
* Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church | |||
* Syro-Malankara Catholic Church | |||
The '''Roman Catholic Church''' is divided into the following structures: | |||
* [[:Category:Roman Catholic cardinals|Cardinals]], the highest officials in the church | |||
* Ecclesiastical Provinces | |||
** [[:Category:Roman Catholic archdioceses|Archdioceses]], headed by an [[:Category:Roman Catholic archbishops|Archbishop]], often supported by an Auxiliary Bishop | |||
*** [[:Category:Roman Catholic dioceses|Dioceses]], headed by a [[:Category:Roman Catholic bishops|Bishop]], sometimes supported by an Auxiliary Bishop | |||
**** [[:Category:Roman Catholic parishes|Parishes]], headed by a [[:Category:Roman Catholic priests|Priest]] | |||
**** [[:Category:Roman Catholic decanates|(Arch)Decanates]], groups of parishes | |||
***** [[:Category:Roman Catholic cathedrals|Cathedrals]], the main church in a diocese and seat of an (arch)bishop | |||
***** [[:Category:Roman Catholic basilicas|Basilicas]], churches with a special status, which may be a cathedral | |||
* Dioceses and Archdioceses directly under the pope, not part of an ecclesiastical province | |||
* [[:Category:Roman Catholic military ordinariates|Military Ordinariates]], dioceses for the military services | |||
* [[:Category:Roman Catholic prelatures|Prelatures]] and [[:Category:Roman Catholic apostolic vicariates|Vicarates]], areas which are not (yet) part of a diocese | |||
* [[:Category:Roman Catholic personal arms|Officials of the church]], with title of (arch)bishop of cardinal, but not connected to an (arch)diocese | |||
* Monastic Orders | |||
** [[:Category:Roman Catholic abbeys|Abbeys, monasteries and convents]] | |||
Other Catholic churches, not under the Pope, include: | |||
* Liberal Catholic Church | |||
* Old Catholic Church | |||
[[Category:Ecclesiastical heraldry]] | [[Category:Ecclesiastical heraldry]] | ||