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Die römisch-katholische Kirche ist die größte Kirche innerhalb des Christentums. Sie umfasst, im weiteren Sinne, 24 Teilkirchen eigenen Rechts mit eigenem Ritus: einerseits die lateinische Kirche, nach Mitgliederzahl die mit Abstand größte, zum anderen zusammenfassend als katholische Ostkirchen bezeichnete 23 weitere ...
- 1.360.000.000 (Stand: 2020)
- 410.219 (Stand: 2020)
- 815.237 (Stand: 2008)
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.
- 1.378 billion (2021)
The tradition of the Catholic Church claims it began with Jesus Christ and his teachings; the Catholic tradition considers that the Church is a continuation of the early Christian community established by the Disciples of Jesus.
The hierarchy of the Catholic Church consists of its bishops, priests, and deacons. 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.
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. ). Der Gründungstag der Kirche: Das Pfingstwunder.
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.
The term Roman Catholic is used to differentiate the Catholic Church and its members in full communion with the pope in Rome from other Christians who identify as "Catholic". [1] . It is also sometimes used to differentiate adherents to the Latin Church and its use of the Roman Rite from Catholics of the Eastern Catholic Churches.
