Global Organisation Of The Catholic Church
The Catholic Church is organised in a worldwide hierarchy under the pope, and the Roman Curia.
Patriarchs are the heads of some of the Catholic Churches other than the Latin Church. Some senior Roman Catholic archbishops are also called Patriarchs. Archbishops and Bishops administer individual dioceses as successors of the twelve apostles. As such they are responsible for the appointment and supervision of parish priests, and the oversight of all church affairs within their diocese.
The Catholic Church is organised into local hierarchies within each nation, or group of smaller nations. National Conferences of bishops co-ordinate local policy within each nation.
As of 17 April 2011, the ecclesiastical jurisdiction statistics is as follows; 13 Patriarchates, 2 Major Archdioceses, 542 Metropolitan Archdioceses, 80 Archdioceses, 2,179 Dioceses, 47 Prelatures, 10 Territorial Abbeys, 17 Apostolic Exarchates, 8 Ordinariates, 36 Military Ordinariates, 84 Apostolic Vicariates, 38 Apostolic Prefectures, 10 Apostolic Administrations, and 9 Missions 'sui juris'.
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