Catholic Church (disambiguation)

For other uses, see Catholic (disambiguation) and Church (disambiguation).

The Catholic Church, sometimes called the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church body.

Catholic Church may also refer to:

• One of the 24 particular churches sui iuris that form the Catholic Church:
  • The Latin Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church or, historically, as the Western Church
  • The Eastern Catholic Churches, 23 Eastern Churches in full communion with Catholic Church
• Independent Catholicism, churches that broke away from the Catholic Church
  • The Old Catholic Church, part of Independent Catholicism
• Other churches expressing apostolic origins and traditions of catholicity, such as:
  • The Eastern Orthodox Church
  • The Oriental Orthodox Churches
  • The Assyrian Church of the East
  • The Ancient Church of the East
  • Certain denominations in Protestantism
    • Churches within Lutheranism
    • Churches within Anglicanism

See also

• Four Marks of the Church i.e. "One, holy, catholic and apostolic church"
• Catholic (disambiguation)
• Roman Catholic Church (disambiguation)
• Orthodox Church (disambiguation)
• National Catholic Church (disambiguation)
• Traditionalist Catholicism