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The Catholic Church is "the Catholic Communion of Churches, both Roman and Eastern, or Oriental, that are in full communion with the Bishop of Rome ()." [2] The church is also known by members as the People of God, the Body of Christ, the "Temple of the Holy Spirit", among other names. [2]
Adherence to Catholicism in Europe (2010) About 35% [1] of the population of Europe today is Catholic, but only about a quarter of all Catholics worldwide reside in Europe. . This is due in part to the movement and immigration at various times of largely Catholic European ethnic groups (such as the Irish, Italians, Poles, Portuguese, and Spaniards) to continents such as the Americas and Austra
Note that most Calvinist and Lutheran churches in mainland Europe have merged to united Protestant churches (e.g. in Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland). Exclusive Lutheranism still prevails in the Nordic countries. There are an estimated twelve million members of United Churches in Europe. [48]
Church and state in medieval Europe; Commission of the Bishops' Conferences of the European Union; Council of the Bishops' Conferences of Europe; Catholic Church in Cyprus; Catholic Church in the Czech Republic
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