Catholic Kirk

; Catholic Kirk
	Laitin: Ecclesia Catholica
	Saunt Peter's Basilica, Vatican Ceety
Polity	Episcopal
Heid	Pape Francis
Admeenistration	Roman Curia
Dioceses	Airchdioceses: 640; Dioceses: 2,851
Pairishes	221,700
Heidquarters	Vatican Ceety
Foonder	Jesus Christ, accordin tae; Catholic tradeetion
Oreegin	1st century ; Jerusalem, Judea ; Roman Empire
Members	1.299 billion
Clergy	Bishops: 5,304; Priests: 415,656; Deacons: 45,255

The Roman Catholic Kirk is the lairgest Christian denomination in aw the warld. Ane oot o ilka sax humans belangs this kirk. It is lead bi the Pape an it haes ower ae billion follaers un da auld t'eeder.^[5]^[6] Accordin tae Catholics, the verra first Pape wis St. Peter that wis made Pape bi Jesus himsel. Sae the Roman Catolick kirk can follae its line aw the wey back tae St. Peter, in a direct line o succession throu the Papes (the Haily Faithers or Bishops o Roum). The Pape the nou is Pape Francis. In Scotland thare's ower 800,000 Catolick fowk^[7].

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↑ Marshall, Thomas William (1844). Notes of the Episcopal Polity of the Holy Catholic Church. London: Levey, Rossen and Franklin. ASIN 1163912190.
↑ Stanford, Peter. "Roman Catholic Church". BBC Religions. BBC. Retrieved 1 Februar 2017.
↑ Bokenkotter, 2004, pg. 18
↑ "Presentazione dell'Annuario Pontificio 2018 e dell' "Annuarium Statisticum Ecclesiae" 2016" (in Italian). Sala Stampa della Santa Sede. 13 Juin 2018. Retrieved 13 Juin 2018.
↑ "Number of Catolicks and Priests Rises". Zenit News Agency. 12 Februar 2007. Archived frae the original on 25 Februar 2008. Retrieved 21 Februar 2008.
↑ "CIA World Factbook". United States Government Central Intelligence Agency. 2007. Archived frae the original on 18 Mey 2020. Retrieved 28 Februar 2008.
↑ http://www.glasgow.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/DA614F81-4F1B-4452-8847-F3FDE920D550/0/sectarianism03.pdf Archived 2012-10-04 at the Wayback Machine

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[Episcopal_Polity-1] Marshall, Thomas William (1844). Notes of the Episcopal Polity of the Holy Catholic Church. London: Levey, Rossen and Franklin. ASIN 1163912190.

[RCC-2] Stanford, Peter. "Roman Catholic Church". BBC Religions. BBC. Retrieved 1 Februar 2017.

[3] Bokenkotter, 2004, pg. 18

[Annuario-4] "Presentazione dell'Annuario Pontificio 2018 e dell' "Annuarium Statisticum Ecclesiae" 2016" (in Italian). Sala Stampa della Santa Sede. 13 Juin 2018. Retrieved 13 Juin 2018.

[5] "Number of Catolicks and Priests Rises". Zenit News Agency. 12 Februar 2007. Archived frae the original on 25 Februar 2008. Retrieved 21 Februar 2008.

[6] "CIA World Factbook". United States Government Central Intelligence Agency. 2007. Archived frae the original on 18 Mey 2020. Retrieved 28 Februar 2008.

[7] ttp://www.glasgow.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/DA614F81-4F1B-4452-8847-F3FDE920D550/0/sectarianism03.pdf Archived 2012-10-04 at the Wayback Machine

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