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Communion of Churches
A.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.
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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
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A.
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.
A.
3. Western Church (Latin Church)
A.3.1
Ambrosian (Milan)
A.3.2 Gallican (Lyons)
A.3.3 Mosarabic (Spain)
A.4.
Eastern Catholic Churches (CCEO 55-62)
A.4.1
Alexandrian Tradition
1.3.1.1
Coptic Church (Coptic Patriarch of Alexandria (Cairo, Egypt)
(1895)
1.3.1.2 Ethiopian ( Metropolitan of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)
A.4.2 The
Antiochian Tradition
1.3.2.1 West
Syrian (Catholic Syrian Patriarch of Antioch
(Lebanon)(1662,1783)
1.3.2.2 Syro Maronite (Maronite Patriarch of Antioch (Bkerke,
Lebanon) (8th C)
1.3.2.3 Syro-Malankara (Metropolitan, Thiruvananthapuram)
A.4.3 The
Armenian Tradition
1.3.3.1
Armenian Church (Armenian Patriarch of Cilicia, Turkey) (1741)
A.4.4
Chaldean/East Syrian Tradition
1.3.4.1
Chaldean (Chaldean Patriarch of Babylon) (Iraq) (1553,1830)
1.3.4.2 Syro-Malabar (Major Archbishop of Ernakulam - Angamaly)
A.4.5 The
Byzantine (Constantinople) Tradition
1.3.5.1
Albanian (Apostolic Administrator of Southern Albania)
1.3.5.2 Bylo-Russian
1.3.5.3 Byzantine (Bishop of Krizevci, Croatia)
1.3.5.4 Bulgarian (Byzantine Slav Apostolic Exarch of Sophia,
Bulgaria)
The Greek (Apostolic Exarch of Athens, Greece) The Eastern
Churches
1.3.5.6 Greek Melkite (Patriarch of Antioch, Damascus, Syria)
(1724)
1.3.5.7 Italo Albanian (Bishop of Lung, Grottaferrata) (Italy)
1.3.5.8 Rumenian Church (Rumen. Metropo. of Fagaras & Alba
Julia, Rumenia)
1.3.5.9 Russian (Apostolic Exarch of Russia)
1.3.5.10 Ruthenian (Metropolitan of Pittsburg, USA)
1.3.5.11 Slovak (Byzantine Catholic Bishop of Presov
(Slovakia)
1.3.5.12 Ukranian (Major Archbishop of Lviv, Ukrain)
1.3.5.13 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: Angelo Cardinal Sodano
Official
Publicatons:Acta Apostolicae Sedis(1908)
L'Osservatore Romano
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
Prefect: Patriarch Emeritus Ignace Mousa I Davoud
Secretary: Archbishop Antonio Maria Vegillo
A.5.
Synod of Bishops: (CCEO 46; CIC 342-348)
President :
The Holy Father
Secretary General : Jan Pieter Cardinal Schotte
Ordinary Council : 15 Members
A.6.
Cardinals: 195
A.7.
Dioceses in the Church - 2699
Bishops -
4390
Patriarchal : (6+7)13 Major Archiepiscopal: 2
Metropolitan: 511 Archiepiscopal : 72
Episcopal : 2101
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