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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 others 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 it 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 others 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 it 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 Rite is directly under the Pope and has more than 90 percent of Roman Catholics(Latin is not used for Mass since the 1960s native languages are now  used).

*Armenia Rite in Armenia.

*Armenia Rite in Armenia.

*Maronite Rite in Lebanon.

*Maronite Rite in Lebanon.

*Malabar Rite in India.

*Malabar Rite in India.

Some of the leaders of the Rites below reside in the same nation as the leader of an [[Eastern Orthodox Church|Orthodox Church]] that became separate churches due to the [[Great Schism]] in 1054. The name Roman Catholic Church was first used after 1054. Before 1054 both churches were known as the Catholic Christian Church. These Rites below are also known as [[Eastern Catholic Churches]]

Some of the leaders of the Rites below reside in the same nation as the leader of an [[Eastern Orthodox Church|Orthodox Church]] that became separate churches due to the [[Great Schism]] in 1054. The name Roman Catholic Church was first used after 1054. Before 1054 both churches were known as the Catholic Christian Church. These Rites below are also known as [[Eastern Catholic Churches]]

*Byzantine Rite 2nd largest Rite. The churches using the Byzantine liturgy include the Albanian, Belarussian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Greek, Hungarian, Italo-Albanian, Macedonian, Melkite, Romanian, Russian, Ruthenian, Slovak, and [[Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church|Ukrainian]].  

*Byzantine Rite 2nd largest Rite. The churches using the Byzantine liturgy include the Albanian, Belarussian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Greek, Hungarian, Italo-Albanian, Macedonian, Melkite, Romanian, Russian, Ruthenian, Slovak, and [[Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church|Ukrainian]] (Some of these churches are headed by a Major Archbishop and select their own bishops; others their bishops are selected by the Pope).  

*Alexandria Rite in Alexandria Egypt.

*Alexandria Rite in Alexandria Egypt.

*Ge'ez Rite based in Ethiopia.

*Ge'ez Rite based in Ethiopia.