Our Blessed Lord, Jesus Christ is the Head and founder of the Catholic Church. See St. Matthew, 16:18-19. His vicar (like a prime minister in the Old Testament) on earth, who rules with His voice, is the Holy Father, currently Pope Benedict XVI.
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The Pope. He is the successor to the Apostle Peter (Saint) who it is believed Christ charged with the responsibility to lead His (Christ's) church. He was St. Peter's successor as the Bishop of Rome and "Head of the Universal Church."
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An Arch Bishop is the head of an arch diocese.
A Bishop is the head/ or leader of a Church Diocese.
As of November 2011, the archbishop of the Archdiocese of Chicago is Francis Cardinal George, OMI.
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abbreviate archdiocese
The Archdiocese of Melbourne started in 1847
Archdiocese of Uppsala was created in 10##.
Archdiocese of Trier was created in 898.
Archdiocese of Trier ended in 1801.
Archdiocese of Esztergom was created in 1000.
Archdiocese of Genova-Bobbio was created in 1986.
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja was created in 1981.
The population of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia is 3,982,194.
The Bishop of the Archdiocese of Chicago is Cardinal Francis George.
That is the correct spelling of the term "archdiocese" (a church region headed by an archbishop).
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America was created in 1921.