Gereja Latin
Also known as Latin Catholic Church, Western Catholic Church, Roman Catholic Church
denominasi Kristen
AI overview
The Latin Church is the largest branch of the Catholic Church, encompassing most Catholics in the Western world. It matters because its practices, traditions, and leadership significantly shape global Catholicism and influence hundreds of millions of believers worldwide.
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Key facts
- Type
- Particular church ( sui iuris )
- Classification
- Catholic
- Orientation
- Western Christianity
- Scripture
- Catholic Bible
- Theology
- Catholic theology
- Polity
- Episcopal
- Governance
- Holy See
- Pope
- Leo XIV
- Full communion
- Catholic Church
- Region
- Mainly in Western Europe , Central Europe , the Americas , the Philippines , pockets of Africa , Madagascar , Oceania , with several episcopal conferences around the world
- Language
- Ecclesiastical Latin and native languages
- Liturgy
- Latin liturgical rites