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As of March 2013, Pope Francis is the leader of the Catholic Church.

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What sect of what church the Pope is head of.?

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 quarter of Catholic church?

The head Quarters of the Roman Catholic church is The Vatican Rome


What sect of what church is the pope the head of?

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.


What king replaced the pope as head of the Catholic Church?

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.


Are popes head of the church?

The Pope is head of the Roman Catholic Church.


Who is Top of the Catholic church?

Pope Benedict XVI is the head of the Catholic Church


What church is the pope the head of?

The Pope is the Vicar of Christ on earth, and the visible head of His Church, the Catholic Church.


Who is the visible head of the universal Church?

Jesus Christ is the invisible head of the Catholic Church.


What did Henry VIII change whilst he was head of the catholic church?

Henry broke away from the catholic church and established the Church of England with himself as head.


Is Pope Benedict 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


What is Pope?

head of the catholic church


Who was the Bishop of Rome and later became head of the Catholic Church?

The pope is the bishop of Rome and pope, the earthly head of the Catholic Church.