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To: metmom
There are seven major Catholic Churches -- Have you never read this thread? THE RITES OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH -- There are many!


RITE CHURCHES THAT USE THIS RITE ORIGINAL LITURGICAL LANGUAGE PATRIARCH POINT OF ORIGIN
1.ROMAN All Roman Catholics Latin Bishop of Rome Rome
 MOZARABIC Archdiocese of Toledo Spain Latin Bishop of Rome Spain
 AMBROSIAN Archdiocese of Milan, Italy Latin Bishop of Rome Milan
 BRAGAN Archdiocese of Braga, Portugal Latin Bishop of Rome Braga
 DOMINICAN Dominican Priests Latin Bishop of Rome St. Dominic
 CARMELITE Carmelite Priests Latin Bishop of Rome St. Berthold
 CARTHUSIANS Carthusian Priests Latin Bishop of Rome St. Bruno
2. BYZANTINE Belarussian Old Slavonic   Belarussia
  Bulgarian Old Slavonic Apostolic Exarch for Catholics of the Byzantine-Slav rite in Bulgaria Bulgaria
  Croatian Old Slavonic Bishop of Kricevci Croatia
  Greek Greek Apostolic Exarch for Catholics of the Byzantine rite in Greece Greece
  Hungarian Greek Bishop of Hajdudorog, Apostolic Administrator of Miskolc Hungary
  Italo-Albanian Greek Local Latin Bishop Italy
  Melkite Greek Melkite Greek Patriarch of Damascus Syria/Lebanon/Israel
  Romanian Romanian Archbishop of Fagaras and Alba Julia Romania
  Russian Old Slavonic Apostolic Exarch in Russia Russia
  Ruthenian Old Slavonic Bishop of Mukacevo of the Byzantines Ukrania
  Slovakian Old Slavonic Bishop of Presov of Catholics of the Byzantine rite Slovakia
  Ukrainian Old Slavonic Major Archbishop of Lviv of the Ukranians Ukrania
3.ALEXANDRIAN Coptic Coptic Patriarch of Alexandria of the Copts Egypt
  Ethiopian Ge'ez Archbishop of Addis Ababa of the Ethiopians Ethiopia/Somalia
4. SYRIAC Syriac   Syriac Patriarch of Antioch Syria
  Malankarese West Syriac Metropolitan of Trivandrum of the Syro-Malankarese India
5. ARMENIAN Armenian Classical Armenian Patriarch of Cilicia of the Armenians Armenia
6. MARONITE Maronite Aramaic Maronite Patriarch of Antioch Lebanon
7. CHALDEAN Chaldean Syriac Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldeans Iraq

Malabar Syriac Major Archbishop of the Malabar rite India

Published by The Minnesota St. Thomas More Chapter of Catholics United for the Faith, March/April 2000.


615 posted on 06/11/2012 9:13:28 PM PDT by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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To: Titanites

Sorry I forgot to ping you.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/religion/2891087/posts?page=615#615


617 posted on 06/11/2012 9:16:14 PM PDT by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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