1.The Supreme Pontiff of the Universal Church
	Pope Benedict xvi - Vicar of Jesus Christ, 265th Successor of St. Peter, Patriarch of the West, Bishop of Rome.
Born in Baveria, Germany :16-04-1927   Ordained Priest : 29-06-1951   Archbishop of Munich : 28-05-1977   Created Cardinal : 27-06-1977   Elected Pope : 19-04-2005   Papal Ministry : 24-04-2005 »» View more
2.The State of Vatican City
	According to the Lateran Treaty of Feb. 11 1929, ratified on June 7 of the same year by the Government of Italy, the Vatican City is an independent State and the Pope is its sovereign. The area of this tiny state is 108.7 acres.  Within the Vatican State come the St. Peter's Basilica, other Basilicas and Churches, the Vatican proper (the Pontifical Palaces), Castel Gandolfo (Latium, the Pope's summer residence) and the Roman Curial offices. The Roman Pontiff has at present legates in 192 countries / international organisations as Apostolic Nuncios/Pro Nuncios/Delegates.
3.Western Church (Latin Church)
	3.1 Ambrosian (Milan) 3.2 Gallican (Lyons) 3.3 Mosarabic (Spain)
4. Eastern  Catholic Churches (CCEO 55-62)
	4.1 Alexandrian Tradition
		4.1.1 Coptic Church (Coptic Patriarch of Alexandria (Cairo, Egypt) (1895) 4.1.2 Ethiopian ( Metropolitan of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)
	4.2 The Antiochian Tradition
		4.2.1 West Syrian (Catholic Syrian Patriarch of Antioch (Lebanon)(1662,1783) 4.2.2 Syro Maronite (Maronite Patriarch of Antioch (Bkerke, Lebanon) (8th C) 4.2.3 Syro-Malankara (Metropolitan, Thiruvananthapuram)
	4.3 The Armenian Tradition
		4.3.1 Armenian Church (Armenian Patriarch of Cilicia, Turkey) (1741)
	4.4 Chaldean/East Syrian Tradition
		4.4.1 Chaldean (Chaldean Patriarch of Babylon) (Iraq) (1553,1830) 4.4.2 Syro-Malabar (Major Archbishop of Ernakulam - Angamaly)
	4.5 The Byzantine (Constantinople) Tradition
		4.5.1 Albanian (Apostolic Administrator of Southern Albania)  4.5.2 Bylo-Russian  4.5.3 Byzantine (Bishop of Krizevci, Croatia)  4.5.4 Bulgarian (Byzantine Slav Apostolic Exarch of Sophia, Bulgaria)        The Greek (Apostolic Exarch of Athens, Greece) The Eastern Churches 4.5.6 Greek Melkite (Patriarch of Antioch, Damascus, Syria) (1724) 4.5.7 Italo Albanian (Bishop of Lung, Grottaferrata) (Italy)  4.5.8 Rumenian Church (Rumen. Metropo. of Fagaras & Alba Julia, Rumenia) 4.5.9 Russian (Apostolic Exarch of Russia) 4.5.10 Ruthenian (Metropolitan of Pittsburg, USA) 4.5.11 Slovak (Byzantine Catholic Bishop of Presov (Slovakia)  4.5.12 Ukranian (Major Archbishop of Lviv, Ukrain) 4.5.13 Hungarian (Bishop of Hajdudorag, Hungary)
	The Roman Curia Secretriat of State:(31-12-1487, 19-7-1814) Palazzo Apostolico, 00120 Citta del Vaticano 066-988 3913,5255 Secretary of State:Tarcisio Cardinal BERTONE Congregations Congregation for the Eastern Churches (6.6.1862, 1.5.1917) Via Della Conciliazione-3400120, Vatican City Roma Italy, Ph. 06-69884282 Fax:06-69884300 Perfect: Leonardo Cadinal SANDRI Secretary: : (Vacant for the Moment –Msgr.Veglio was transferred to another office).
5. Synod of Bishops: (CCEO 46; CIC 342-348)
	President : The Holy Father Secretary General : Archbishop Nikola ETEROVIC Ordinary Council : 15 Members
6. Cardinals: 195
7. Dioceses in the Church - 2699
	Bishops - 4946 Patriarchal : (6+7)13 Major Archiepiscopal: 2 Metropolitan: 511 Archiepiscopal : 72 Episcopal : 2101