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Catholic AnswerThe Head of the Catholic Church is Our Blessed Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, who, although represented in Ireland, lives in heaven. His representative (Vicar) on earth is the Pope in Rome, also not in Ireland.The pope is the head of the Catholic Church. There is only one Catholic Church and it is not a sect. To be a Catholic Church, a church must be in union with the pope. If they are not in union with the pope, they are not Catholic.
The head Quarters of the Roman Catholic church is The Vatican Rome
The pope is the head of the Catholic Church. There is only one Catholic Church and it is not a sect. To be a Catholic Church, a church must be in union with the pope. If they are not in union with the pope, they are not Catholic.
The Pope is the Spiritual Leader of all Catholics. The Archbishop of Armagh is the leader of the Catholic Church in Ireland. The Queen of England is Head of the Anglican Church, a Protestant Church, hence the Church of Ireland which is the main Protestant Church in Ireland. There are also other Protestant Churches, other Christian churches and other non-Christian faiths in Ireland, all of whom have leaders.
No king has ever replaced a pope as head of the Catholic Church. Henry VIII did break from the Catholic Church and formed what is the Church of England but which is not a Catholic Church as it is not in union with Rome.
Camilla Parker-Bowles is a member of the Church of England, which is the country's established church. She is married to Prince Charles, who will become the head of the Church of England when he becomes king.
The Pope is head of the Roman Catholic Church.
Pope Benedict XVI is the head of the Catholic Church
The Pope is the Vicar of Christ on earth, and the visible head of His Church, the Catholic Church.
Jesus Christ is the invisible head of the Catholic Church.
Pope Benedict is head of the Catholic Church. However he is also head of all of the other Rites/Churches which are in Union with Rome (The Uniates). So he is head of the following "Churches": Armenian Catholic Church Byzantine Catholic Church Chaldean Catholic Church (East Syrian) Coptic Catholic Church Ethiopian Catholic Church Maronite Church Melkite Catholic Church Roman Catholic Church Romanian Catholic Church Russian Catholic Church Ruthenian Catholic Church Syro-Malabar Catholic Church Ukrania Catholic Church West Syrian Catholic Church Each of these have different "Rites" or ceremonies which are carried out. And they are all under their own separate patriarch(s). The pope is both head and patriarch of the Roman Catholic Church or the Western Rite. For a list of "Who's Who" and who isn't in union with Rome etc read this: http://www.archdiocesesantafe.org/Offices/Ecumenical/ChurchList.pdf
Henry broke away from the catholic church and established the Church of England with himself as head.