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Die römisch-katholische Kirche („katholisch“ von griechisch καθολικός katholikós „das Ganze betreffend, allgemein, durchgängig“ [2]) ist die größte Kirche innerhalb des Christentums. [3] Sie umfasst, im weiteren Sinne, 24 Teilkirchen eigenen Rechts mit eigenem Ritus: einerseits die lateinische Kirche (oder Westkirche ...
The history of the Catholic Church is the formation, events, and historical development of the Catholic Church through time.
Die römisch-katholische Kirche versteht sich gemeinsam mit den orthodoxen Kirchen als die Kirche Jesu Christi in ungebrochener geschichtlicher Kontinuität seit dem 50. Tag nach der Auferstehung ( Pfingsttag ), an dem gemäß dem Neuen Testament der Heilige Geist über die Apostel kam ( Apg 2,1ff. ).
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.39 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2022. It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a prominent role in the history and development of Western civilization.
With 23 percent of the United States ' population as of 2018, the Catholic Church is the country's second-largest religious grouping after Protestantism, and the country's largest single church or Christian denomination where Protestantism is divided into separate denominations. [3]
The history of the Catholic Church is integral to the history of Christianity as a whole. It is also, according to church historian Mark A. Noll, the "world's oldest continuously functioning international institution." [1] This article covers a period of just under two thousand years.
The hierarchy of the Catholic Church consists of its bishops, priests, and deacons. [1] [2] In the ecclesiological sense of the term, "hierarchy" strictly means the "holy ordering" of the church, the Body of Christ, so to respect the diversity of gifts and ministries necessary for genuine unity.
