Latin Church

The Latin Church is the largest autonomous particular church in the Catholic Church. There are about 1.3 billion Catholics part of this church. The Latin Church is one of 24 churches in full communion with the pope.^[3]

Latin Church
Ecclesia Latina
Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran in Rome, Italy
Type	Particular church (sui iuris)
Classification	Catholic
Orientation	Western Christianity
Scripture	Bible
Theology	Catholic theology
Polity	Episcopal[1]
Governance	Holy See
Pope	Leo XIV
Region	Mainly in Western Europe, Central Europe, the Americas, the Philippines, pockets of Africa, Madagascar, Oceania, with several episcopal conferences around the world
Language	Ecclesiastical Latin
Liturgy	Latin liturgical rites
Headquarters	Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran, Rome, Italy
Origin	1st century Rome, Roman Empire
Separations	Protestant Reformation (initially Lutheranism, 16th century) Old Catholicism (Utrecht, 19th century)
Members	1.2 billion (2015)[2]
Other name(s)	Western Church Latin Catholic Church Roman Church
Official website	Holy See