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Catholic Church

Ecclesia Catholica Romana la ܥܕܬܐ ܩܬܘܠܝܩܝ ܕܪܗܘܡܝܐ arc

Largest Christian Church, made up of 24 autonomous Churches in communion with the Pope, part of the Latin Church aka Latin Christianity a.k.a. western Christianity

  • Dated from 1st century CE
  • Also called Roman Catholic Church, Roman Apostolic Catholic Church, Roman Rite Catholic Church

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Overview

largest Christian Church, made up of 24 autonomous Churches in communion with the Pope, part of the Latin Church aka Latin Christianity a.k.a. western ChristianityWikidata record description. Read Catholic Church in the Wikipedia reader.

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Founders

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Festivals, holy days and practices

Events, in time order

  1. 1700 CE

    1700 papal conclave

    9 October 1700 CE – 23 November 1700 CE Conclave
  2. 1799 CE

    1799–1800 papal conclave

    1 December 1799 CE – 14 March 1800 CE Election of Pope Pius VII
  3. 1878 CE

    1878 papal conclave

    16 February 1878 CE – 20 February 1878 CE Conclave
  4. 1903 CE

    1903 conclave

    31 July 1903 CE – 4 August 1903 CE Election of Pope Pius X
  5. 1914 CE

    1914 conclave

    31 August 1914 CE – 3 September 1914 CE Conclave
  6. 1922 CE

    1922 conclave

    2 February 1922 CE – 6 February 1922 CE Conclave
  7. 1939 CE

    1939 conclave

    1 March 1939 CE – 2 March 1939 CE Conclave
  8. 1958 CE

    1958 conclave

    25 October 1958 CE – 28 October 1958 CE Conclave
  9. 1963 CE

    1963 conclave

    19 June 1963 CE – 21 June 1963 CE Conclave
  10. 1978 CE

    August 1978 conclave

    25 August 1978 CE – 26 August 1978 CE 1978 Conclave
  11. 1978 CE

    October 1978 conclave

    14 October 1978 CE – 16 October 1978 CE Conclave
  12. 2005 CE

    2005 conclave

    18 April 2005 CE – 19 April 2005 CE Conclave
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Institutions, offices and houses

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Connections

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