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Primacy of the Roman Pontiff — The primacy of the Roman Pontiff is the apostolic authority of the Pope (Bishop of Rome), from the Holy See, over the several churches that comprise the Catholic Church in the Latin and Eastern Rites. It is also termed papal primacy , [http://www … Wikipedia
Pontiff — or Pontificate is a title of certain religious leaders, now used principally to refer to leaders such as the Pope of the Catholic Church and of the Coptic Orthodox Church. An ecclesiastical history, ancient and modern, from the birth of Christ to … Wikipedia
Roman Catholicism — the faith, practice, and system of government of the Roman Catholic Church. [1815 25] * * * Largest single Christian denomination in the world, with some one billion members, or about 18% of the world s population. The Roman Catholic church has… … Universalium
Roman Curia — This article is part of a series on the Roman Curia Dicastery Apostolic Constitution Pastor Bonus Secretariat of State … Wikipedia
Roman Catholicism in China — See also: Christianity in China Roman Catholicism in China (called Tiānzhǔ jiào, 天主教, literally, Religion of the Lord of Heaven , after the term for God traditionally used in Chinese by Catholics) has a long and complicated history. Christianity… … Wikipedia
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sens — The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sens is a Latin Rite Archdiocese of the Roman Catholic church in France. The Archdiocese comprises the department of Yonne, in the region of Bourgogne. Established in the first century AD as the Diocese of… … Wikipedia
Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong — Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese name= Hong Kong 香港 latin=Dioecesis Sciiamchiamensis rite=Latin Rite country= Hong Kong cathedral = 聖母無原罪主教座堂 ( Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception ) cocathedral = area= 1,102 population= 6,882,600… … Wikipedia
Roman Curia — • Strictly speaking, the ensemble of departments or ministries which assist the sovereign pontiff in the government of the Universal Church Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Roman Curia Roman Curia … Catholic encyclopedia
Roman Academies — includes a description of papal academies in Rome including historical and bibliographical notes concerning the more important of these. Roman Academies were associations of learned men and not institutes for instruction.These Roman Academies… … Wikipedia
Roman Academies — Roman Academies † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Roman Academies The Italian Renaissance at its apogee [from the close of the Western Schism (1418) to the middle of the sixteenth century] found two intellectual centres, Florence and Rome.… … Catholic encyclopedia
