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The Catholic Church in New Zealand (Māori: Te Hāhi Katorika ki Aotearoa) is part of the worldwide Catholic Church under the leadership of the Pope in Rome, assisted by the Roman Curia, and with the New Zealand bishops. Catholicism was introduced to New Zealand in 1838 by missionaries from France, who converted Māori.
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 the Catholic Church. Independent Catholicism, churches that ...
The Catholic Church began with Jesus Christ and his teachings. It is a continuation of the early Christian community established by the Disciples of Jesus. The Church believes its bishops to be the successors to Jesus's apostles and the Church's leader, the Bishop of Rome (also known as the Pope ), to be the only successor to Saint Peter who ...
La Iglesia católica tiene miembros en la mayoría de los países de la Tierra, 69 aunque su proporción en la población varía desde una mayoritaria en algunos a casi nula en otros. Es una organización jerárquica en la que el clero ordenado está dividido en obispos, presbíteros y diáconos.
The Catholic Church has begun grouping “North” America with “Latin” and “Central” America as one America. Pope Paul VI was the first Pope to visit the Americas on October 4, 1965. He broke the tradition of treating the Americas separately but rather as one with common issues. These issues include extreme wage gaps, immigration, drug ...
The Catholic Church considers that major divisions occurred in c. 144 with Marcionism, 318 with Arianism, 451 with the Oriental Orthodox, 1054 to 1449 (see East–West Schism) during which time the Orthodox Churches of the East parted ways with the Western Church over doctrinal issues (see the filioque) and papal primacy, and in 1517 with the Protestant Reformation, of which there were many ...
During its long history, the Catholic Church has been subject to criticism regarding various beliefs and practices. Within the church, this often involves opposition or support for practices associated with traditionalist Catholicism. In the past, different interpretations of scripture and various other critiques contributed to schisms such as ...
