What is Catholic Church?
{{about||churches with similar beliefs|Catholicism}} {{Infobox Christian denomination |icon = Emblem of the Papacy SE.svg |icon_width = 25px |icon_alt = Emblem of the Holy See |name = Catholic Church |native_name = {{lang-la|Ecclesia Catholica}} |native_name_lang = la |image = 0 Basilique Saint-Pierre - Rome (2).JPG |imagewidth = 225px |alt = Façade of the St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City. |caption = [[Saint Peter's Basilica]], [[Vatican City]] |abbreviation = |main_classification= [[Catholicity|Catholic]] |type = |orientation = |scripture = [[Catholic Bible|Bible]] |theology = [[Catholic theology]] |polity = [[Episcopal polity|Episcopal]]<ref name=Episcopal_Polity>{{Cite book|title=Notes of the Episcopal Polity of the Holy Catholic Church|last=Marshall|first=Thomas William|date=1844|location=London|publisher=Levey, Rossen and Franklin|id={{ASIN|1163912190|country=uk}}}}</ref> |governance = |structure = [[Communion (religion)|Communion]] |leader_title = [[Pope]] |leader_name = {{incumbent pope}} |leader_title1 = Administration |leader_name1 = [[Roman Curia]] |fellowships_type = [[Catholic particular churches and liturgical rites|Particular churches<br>''sui iuris'']] |fellowships=24: [[Latin Church]], and 23 [[Eastern Catholic Churches]] |fellowships_type1 = |fellowships1 = |division_type = [[List of Catholic dioceses (structured view)|Dioceses]] |division ={{plainlist| * Archdioceses: [[List of Catholic archdioceses|640]] * Dioceses: [[List of Catholic dioceses (alphabetical)|2,851]]}} |division_type1 = [[Parish in the Catholic Church|Parishes]] |division1 = 221,700 |division_type2 = |division2 = |division_type3 = |division3 = |associations = |area = |language = [[Ecclesiastical Latin]] and [[native languages]] |liturgy