Different Catholic Churches?

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I found this on one site and I wonder if this is correct and true information. Can anyone comment on this?​

“…There are 327,717 Protestant churches and 19,863 Catholic churches in the United States alone. That is a lot of churches. Why are they different and why so many different denominations. The reason there are so many different churches today is because the church Christ established was changed by men into a church that men wanted and the followers have become confused as to which doctrine is correct and where to find a church that teaches correct doctrine. Men can not agree on the doctrine, so they start their own church or denomination and everyone can be like minded.

There are many different Catholic and Orthodox churches…”

LIST OF DIFFERENT CATHOLIC CHURCHES WHICH USE DIFFERENT LITURGICAL TRADITIONS.
Coptic Catholic Church
Ethiopic Catholic Church
Maronite Church
Syrian Catholic Church
Syro-Malankara Catholic Church
Armenian Catholic ChurchAlbanian Byzantine Catholic Church
Belarusian Greek Catholic Church
Bulgarian Greek Catholic Church
Byzantine Church of the Eparchy of Križevci
Greek Byzantine Catholic Church
Hungarian Greek Catholic Church
Italo-Albanian Catholic Church
Macedonian Greek Catholic Church
Melkite Greek Catholic Church
Romanian Church United with Rome, Greek-Catholic
Russian Byzantine Catholic Church
Ruthenian Catholic Church
Slovak Greek Catholic Church
Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
Chaldean Catholic Church
Syro-Malabar Church
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LIST OF DIFFERENT ORTHODOX CHURCHES:

Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Finnish Orthodox Church
American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese
Greek Orthodox Church of Alexandria
Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America
Orthodox Church of Jerusalem
Russian Orthodox Church
Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia
Japanese Orthodox Church
Ukrainian Orthodox Church - Moscow Patriarchy (UOC-MP) (Ukrainian only)
Hungarian Orthodox Church - Moscow Patriarchy (Hungarian and Russian only)
Georgian Orthodox and Apostolic Church
Orthodox Ohrid Archbishopric
Orthodox Church in America
Czech and Slovak Orthodox Church
Polish Orthodox Church
Romanian Orthodox Church
Bulgarian Orthodox Church
Church of Cyprus
Church of Greece
Church of Albania
Orthodox Ohrid Archbishopric
Church of the Genuine Orthodox Christians of Greece
Macedonian Orthodox Church
The Armenian Apostolic Church
The Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria
The British Orthodox Church
The Eritrean Orthodox Tewahdo Church
The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church
The Malankara Jacobite Syriac Orthodox Church "​

Are these all different?
 
all the catholic ones just arent latin , they all are in union with rome.

roman/latin is a rite like the rest of those, its just the largest.
 
Tetiaroa said:

I found this on one site and I wonder if this is correct and true information. Can anyone comment on this?​

“…There are 327,717 Protestant churches and 19,863 Catholic churches in the United States alone. That is a lot of churches. Why are they different and why so many different denominations. The reason there are so many different churches today is because the church Christ established was changed by men into a church that men wanted and the followers have become confused as to which doctrine is correct and where to find a church that teaches correct doctrine. Men can not agree on the doctrine, so they start their own church or denomination and everyone can be like minded.

There are many different Catholic and Orthodox churches…”

LIST OF DIFFERENT CATHOLIC CHURCHES WHICH USE DIFFERENT LITURGICAL TRADITIONS.
Coptic Catholic Church
Ethiopic Catholic Church
Maronite Church
Syrian Catholic Church
Syro-Malankara Catholic Church
Armenian Catholic ChurchAlbanian Byzantine Catholic Church
Belarusian Greek Catholic Church
Bulgarian Greek Catholic Church
Byzantine Church of the Eparchy of Križevci
Greek Byzantine Catholic Church
Hungarian Greek Catholic Church
Italo-Albanian Catholic Church
Macedonian Greek Catholic Church
Melkite Greek Catholic Church
Romanian Church United with Rome, Greek-Catholic
Russian Byzantine Catholic Church
Ruthenian Catholic Church
Slovak Greek Catholic Church
Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
Chaldean Catholic Church
Syro-Malabar Church
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LIST OF DIFFERENT ORTHODOX CHURCHES:

Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Finnish Orthodox Church
American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese
Greek Orthodox Church of Alexandria
Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America
Orthodox Church of Jerusalem
Russian Orthodox Church
Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia
Japanese Orthodox Church
Ukrainian Orthodox Church - Moscow Patriarchy (UOC-MP) (Ukrainian only)
Hungarian Orthodox Church - Moscow Patriarchy (Hungarian and Russian only)
Georgian Orthodox and Apostolic Church
Orthodox Ohrid Archbishopric
Orthodox Church in America
Czech and Slovak Orthodox Church
Polish Orthodox Church
Romanian Orthodox Church
Bulgarian Orthodox Church
Church of Cyprus
Church of Greece
Church of Albania
Orthodox Ohrid Archbishopric
Church of the Genuine Orthodox Christians of Greece
Macedonian Orthodox Church
The Armenian Apostolic Church
The Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria
The British Orthodox Church
The Eritrean Orthodox Tewahdo Church
The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church
The Malankara Jacobite Syriac Orthodox Church "​

Are these all different?
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I would be curious what site this came from and what particular agenda they are pushing. 19,863 “Catholic Churches” in the Unites States sounds like the approximate number of parishes to me. Obviously, all are united as part of one Catholic Church.

The 21 different Churches listed are, I believe, all Eastern Rite Churches within the Catholic Church. Essentially, these branches of the church all share the same faith, the same creed, the same sacraments with the Latin Rite Church. They also recognize the authority and primacy of the papacy. However, each has its own liturgical rite, with slight variations reflecting differences in language, culture, etc.

I am less familiar with the Orthodox Churches, but they have a valid priesthood and valid sacraments, but they do not recognize papal primacy and therefore are not fully united with the Catholic Church.
 
Tetiaroa said:

I found this on one site and I wonder if this is correct and true information. Can anyone comment on this?​

“…There are 327,717 Protestant churches and 19,863 Catholic churches in the United States alone. That is a lot of churches. Why are they different and why so many different denominations. The reason there are so many different churches today is because the church Christ established was changed by men into a church that men wanted and the followers have become confused as to which doctrine is correct and where to find a church that teaches correct doctrine. Men can not agree on the doctrine, so they start their own church or denomination and everyone can be like minded.

There are many different Catholic and Orthodox churches…”

LIST OF DIFFERENT CATHOLIC CHURCHES WHICH USE DIFFERENT LITURGICAL TRADITIONS.
Coptic Catholic Church
Ethiopic Catholic Church
Maronite Church
Syrian Catholic Church
Syro-Malankara Catholic Church
Armenian Catholic ChurchAlbanian Byzantine Catholic Church
Belarusian Greek Catholic Church
Bulgarian Greek Catholic Church
Byzantine Church of the Eparchy of Križevci
Greek Byzantine Catholic Church
Hungarian Greek Catholic Church
Italo-Albanian Catholic Church
Macedonian Greek Catholic Church
Melkite Greek Catholic Church
Romanian Church United with Rome, Greek-Catholic
Russian Byzantine Catholic Church
Ruthenian Catholic Church
Slovak Greek Catholic Church
Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
Chaldean Catholic Church
Syro-Malabar Church
Code: 
LIST OF DIFFERENT ORTHODOX CHURCHES:

Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Finnish Orthodox Church
American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese
Greek Orthodox Church of Alexandria
Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America
Orthodox Church of Jerusalem
Russian Orthodox Church
Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia
Japanese Orthodox Church
Ukrainian Orthodox Church - Moscow Patriarchy (UOC-MP) (Ukrainian only)
Hungarian Orthodox Church - Moscow Patriarchy (Hungarian and Russian only)
Georgian Orthodox and Apostolic Church
Orthodox Ohrid Archbishopric
Orthodox Church in America
Czech and Slovak Orthodox Church
Polish Orthodox Church
Romanian Orthodox Church
Bulgarian Orthodox Church
Church of Cyprus
Church of Greece
Church of Albania
Orthodox Ohrid Archbishopric
Church of the Genuine Orthodox Christians of Greece
Macedonian Orthodox Church
The Armenian Apostolic Church
The Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria
The British Orthodox Church
The Eritrean Orthodox Tewahdo Church
The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church
The Malankara Jacobite Syriac Orthodox Church "​

Are these all different?
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All Churches that are in union with Rome and the Magesterium should be counted as one. Way too often census takers or Protestants for that matter count parishes seperate as they differentiate by name only. For example, one Protestant friend of mine told me the Catholic Church in the city we live in is heavily denominated. I live in a city of 500,000 plus people. So I asked how? He said in my nieghborhood you have St Mary’s CC, across the tracks you have St Peters CC, and in the north you have Holy Spirit CC. See, 3 denominations he said…

NOT!!!

I can see how they counted 19000 churches…

In Christ
 
Most people are not aware that the “Catholic Church” is actually comprised of twenty-three independent Catholic Churches, all in union with the pope. The Western, or Latin Catholic Church, is so large, however, that many people, even Catholics, are completely unaware of the other twenty-two churches, which make up the Eastern Branch. (Some have from only a few thousand members to a few million.)

Originally, there was only one denomination… the Catholic Church (the word Catholic meaning “universal”). However, there were five cities that were singled out as being important centers of Christianity. They were Jerusalem, Antioch, Alexandria, Constantinople, and of course, Rome. Each developed its own unique traditions and liturgy, but ALL shared a common theology and were in communion with each other and the Bishop of Rome, known as the Pope. However, about 1000 years ago, due to a variety of unfortunate problems, the other four cities, allied with the Byzantine Empire, mutually broke off from Rome, forming the various Eastern Orthodox Churches. Although doctrinally, they are virtually identical to Catholics, they refuse to acknowledge that the pope is more than a “first among equals”. (A couple groups broke of much earlier in the 400s AD also, to form what are known as the Oriental Orthodox Churches).

What has happened is that over time, some portions of each of the various Orthodox groups have decided to reconcile with the Catholic Church and come back into communion with Rome. When they do, they are allowed to keep all of their traditions and much of their independence, although they acknowledge the authority of the Pope. They become truly Catholic, in that anyone from ANY branch of the Catholic Church can participate in the liturgy and ceremonies of any OTHER branch of the Catholic Church. The only two Eastern groups that never fell out of communion with the Catholic Church were the Maronite Catholic Church, and the Italo-Albanian Catholic Church. So… for every branch of the Orthodox Churches that are NOT in communion with Rome, there is a corresponding and virtually identical branch of the Eastern Catholic Church that IS in communion with Rome. Since their customs and liturgies date from before the Council of Trent, they are allowed to remain. In other words, these Eastern Churches have ceremonies, liturgies, traditions, and ways of expressing theology that are different, but still united, with the Latin branch of the Catholic Church.

The following liturgies are used by the Eastern Catholic Churches:
  • The Liturgy of St. Basil
  • The Chaldean Mass
  • The Order of the Divine and Holy Liturgy of Our Father Among the Saints Gregory the Theologian (or Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts)
  • The Liturgy of St. James
  • The Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom
  • The Liturgy of St. Mark
  • The Holy Qorbono
The Latin branch of the Catholic Church generally uses just the “Ordinary Form of the Mass”, although it has some variants, (some of which are substantially different, like the Extraordinary Form). The different versions are listed under the Latin tradition in the post below. Note that these are really considered different forms of the SAME Mass.

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Here is a listing that includes EACH of the twenty-three Catholic Churches in union with the Pope. Do not confuse “churches” with “rites”. A rite is a series of traditions, that includes different customs and liturgies. Several different churches may use the exact same rite. A Church has its own rules and separate line of authority to the Pope. It may also have a figure in charge, like a Metropolitan or a Patriarch (like an Archbishop), since these churches are generally very small and work very hard to preserve their unique traditions. The major rites are the Latin, Alexandrian, Antiochian, Armenian, Chaldean, and Byzantine.

**The Western (Latin) Catholic Church

Latin liturgical tradition**
  1. Ordinary Form
  2. Extraordinary Form
  3. Ambrosian Rite (Only permitted in the Archdiocese of Milan)
  4. Mozarabic Rite (Only permitted in the Cathedral of Toledo, Spain and a few surrounding churches of the diocese)
  5. Bragan Rite (Only permitted in the Archdiocese of Braga, Portugal)
  6. Anglican-Use Mass (This form is permitted in the extremely rare circumstance in which an Anglican priest converts to Catholicism and brings his entire parish with him. In that event, a parish may continue to use the Anglican liturgy, with corrections to make it conform with Catholic teachings This is currently meant as a transitional liturgy, and upon the death of the pastor, the church reverts to the Ordinary Form.)
Rites of Religious Orders (These are not technically rites per se, but rather small variants of the Roman liturgy. The Ambrosian, Mozarabic, and Bragan Rites fall into this category too.):
  1. Dominican Rite
  2. Carthusian Rite
  3. Carmelite Rite
  4. Cisternian Rite
**The Eastern Catholic Churches
  1. Alexandrian liturgical tradition**
  2. Coptic Catholic Church (patriarchate): Egypt (1741)
  3. Ethiopian Catholic Church (metropolia): Ethiopia, Eritrea (1846)
    2. Antiochian (Antiochene or West-Syrian) liturgical tradition
  4. Maronite Church (patriarchate): Lebanon, Cyprus, Jordan, Israel, Palestine, Egypt, Syria, Argentina, Brazil, United States, Australia, Canada, Mexico (union re-affirmed 1182)
  5. Syriac Catholic Church (patriarchate): Lebanon, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Palestine, Egypt, Sudan, Syria, Turkey, United States and Canada, Venezuela (1781)
  6. Syro-Malankara Catholic Church (major archiepiscopate): India, United States (1930)
    3. Armenian liturgical tradition:
  7. Armenian Catholic Church (patriarchate): Lebanon, Iran, Iraq, Egypt, Syria, Turkey, Jordan, Palestine, Ukraine, France, Greece, Latin America, Argentina, Romania, United States, Canada, Eastern Europe (1742)
    4. Chaldean or East Syrian liturgical tradition:
  8. Chaldean Catholic Church (patriarchate): Iraq, Iran, Lebanon, Egypt, Syria, Turkey, United States (1692)
  9. Syro-Malabar Church (major archiepiscopate): India, Middle East, Europe and America.
    5. Byzantine (Constantinopolitan) liturgical tradition:
  10. Albanian Greek Catholic Church (apostolic administration): Albania (1628)
  11. Belarusian Greek Catholic Church (no established hierarchy at present): Belarus (1596)
  12. Bulgarian Greek Catholic Church (apostolic exarchate): Bulgaria (1861)
  13. Byzantine Church of the Eparchy of Križevci (an eparchy and an apostolic exarchate): Croatia, Serbia and Montenegro (1611)
  14. Greek Byzantine Catholic Church (two apostolic exarchates): Greece, Turkey (1829)
  15. Hungarian Greek Catholic Church (an eparchy and an apostolic exarchate): Hungary (1646)
  16. Italo-Albanian Catholic Church (two eparchies and a territorial abbacy): Italy (Never separated)
  17. Macedonian Greek Catholic Church (an apostolic exarchate): Republic of Macedonia (1918)
  18. Melkite Greek Catholic Church (patriarchate): Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel, Jerusalem, Brazil, United States, Canada, Mexico, Iraq, Egypt and Sudan, Kuwait, Australia, Venezuela, Argentina (1726)
  19. Romanian Church United with Rome, Greek-Catholic (major archiepiscopate): Romania, United States (1697)
  20. Russian Catholic Church: (two apostolic exarchates, at present with no published hierarchs): Russia, China (1905); currently about 20 parishes and communities scattered around the world, including five in Russia itself, answering to bishops of other jurisdictions
  21. Ruthenian Catholic Church (a sui juris metropolia, an eparchy, and an apostolic exarchate): United States, Ukraine, Czech Republic (1646)
  22. Slovak Greek Catholic Church (metropolia): Slovak Republic, Canada (1646)
  23. Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (major archiepiscopate): Ukraine, Poland, United States, Canada, Great Britain, Australia, Germany and Scandinavia, France, Brazil, Argentina (1595)
In summation, you could say that there are around 19,863 individual parishes, representing 6 major liturgical traditions and 23 branches of the one, single, united Catholic Church.
 
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