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[[File:Notre-Dame de Paris, 4 October 2017.jpg|thumbnail|right|400px|[[Notre Dame de Paris]] ]]

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The Catholic Church has many Rites (branches) <ref> https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/resource/56009/the-rites-of-the-catholic-church</ref> <ref> https://www.catholic365.com/article/6085/intro-to-the-eastern-catholic-churches-part-vi-the-byzantine-rite-and-its-history.html</ref> The Latin Rite is directly under the Pope. The other rites recognize the Pope as their shepherd but are administered by either a Patriarch, a Major Archbishop, a Metropolitan, or have some other arrangement. Patriarchs are elected by a synod of bishops of their Rite, and then request ecclesiastical communion from the Pope. Major Archbishops are also elected by a synod of bishops of their Rite, but then are approved by the Pope before they take office. Metropolitans are picked by the Pope from a list given by a synod of bishops. Latin Rite bishops are appointed by the Pope. The other Rites choose their own bishops and have their own cannon law; '''many rites have married catholic priests'''. These Rites may have their own dioceses in [[Christianity_in_North_America | North America]] and [[Christianity_in_South_America | South America]]. Most people only know of the Latin Rite dioceses. Below is a list of the Rites

The Catholic Church has many Rites (branches) <ref> https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/resource/56009/the-rites-of-the-catholic-church</ref> <ref> https://www.catholic365.com/article/6085/intro-to-the-eastern-catholic-churches-part-vi-the-byzantine-rite-and-its-history.html</ref> The Latin Rite is directly under the Pope. The other rites recognize the Pope as their shepherd but are administered by either a Patriarch, a Major Archbishop, a Metropolitan, or have some other arrangement. Patriarchs are elected by a synod of bishops of their Rite, and then request ecclesiastical communion from the Pope. Major Archbishops are also elected by a synod of bishops of their Rite, but then are approved by the Pope before they take office. Metropolitans are picked by the Pope from a list given by a synod of bishops. Latin Rite bishops are appointed by the Pope. The other Rites choose their own bishops and have their own cannon law; '''many rites have married catholic priests'''. These Rites may have their own dioceses in [[Christianity_in_North_America | North America]] and [[Christianity_in_South_America | South America]]. Most people only know of the Latin Rite dioceses. Below is a list of the Rites

*Latin Rite is directly under the Pope and has more than 90 percent of Roman Catholics '''Latin has not typically been used for Mass since the 1960s,''' when the use of native languages began<ref>https://apnews.com/article/pope-francis-vatican-city-religion-13fb8d27e538fc0aafec26a5087d387e</ref>. However, [[https://fssp.com/ the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter]] has a historical exemption to say the Latin Mass, as reaffirmed by [[Pope Francis]]<ref>https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/256968/pope-francis-meets-fssp-head-confirms-right-to-celebrate-the-traditional-latin-mass</ref>.

*Latin Rite is directly under the Pope and has more than 90 percent of Roman Catholics '''Latin has been rarely used for Mass since the 1960s,''' when the use of native languages began<ref>https://apnews.com/article/pope-francis-vatican-city-religion-13fb8d27e538fc0aafec26a5087d387e</ref>. However, [[https://fssp.com/ the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter]] has a historical exemption to say the Latin Mass, as reaffirmed by [[Pope Francis]]<ref>https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/256968/pope-francis-meets-fssp-head-confirms-right-to-celebrate-the-traditional-latin-mass</ref>.

*Armenia Rite in Armenia.

*Armenia Rite in Armenia.

*Maronite Rite in Lebanon.

*Maronite Rite in Lebanon.