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Coats of arms of the Roman Catholic church and other churches derived or based on the Roman Catholic church, such as the Old Catholic church and the Liberal Catholic church.
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


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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:

Other Catholic churches, not under the Pope, include:

  • Liberal Catholic Church
  • Old Catholic Church

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