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