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The Roman Catholic Church is the oldest continuously operating entity with an identifiable structure. Verifiably, the first pope was Linus (after Peter, anyway), who took office in AD 64 or 67, depending upon the source. The office of the papacy as the head of the church has not been left vacant since that time. I mention the Roman Catholic Church because there is dispute concerning the role of the leadership in Rome during the early church, particularly among the Orthodox. However, the Roman bishop, or pope, was unquestionably the patriarch of the western church. Thus, disputes over Peter's papacy aside, the central structure of the Roman church has existed for about 1950 years at this point. Orthodox churches cannot lay claim to this age, if only because their episcopates have been overrun at times, particularly due to Muslim conquest. More specifically, the more ancient sees that were on par with Rome (Alexandria, Antioch, Jerusalem, and Constantinople), either did not exist as early as Rome (Constantinople), or disappeared before the turn of the millennium (all of the rest).
No secular institution can come even close to such longevity (governmental or otherwise). The U.S. presently has the oldest continuously operating government at about 225 years, though some claim that Iceland has had a continuously operating parliament for about 1100 years. As for other religions, Hinduism, the world's oldest known religion, has no institutional structure, as such. Judaism, another of the world's oldest religions, has had its institutional structure destroyed at several points in time, notably during the Babylonian exile, and again after the Roman destruction of the temple in 67 AD. Modern Judaism is divided (as it has been for over 2000 years), and does not share a common institutional structure with its historical predecessors.
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Are the aboriginies the oldest known race on earth?
As per current understanding, the San people of southern Africa are considered to have the oldest genetic lineage of any existing population. The Aboriginal Australians have also inhabited the continent for tens of thousands of years, making them one of the oldest continuous cultures on Earth.
Who produced the world's oldest existing portable star map?
The world's oldest existing portable star map, known as the Farnese Atlas, is believed to have been produced by the Greek astronomer and cartographer Claudius Ptolemy in the 2nd century AD. However, it is important to note that the Farnese Atlas is a modern copy of Ptolemy's original work, as the original has been lost to time.
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Organisation. Bacteria have cellular level of organisation and humans have organ system level of organisation.
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Why is Denmark called the oldest kingdom?
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What is the oldest existing fraternity?
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What is the oldest existing city of the world?
Damascus is considered to be the oldest (9000 BC).
How old is the oldest existing golden retriever?
old.
What is the oldest country on the earth?
san marino=oldest country on record maybe not the real oldest......but the oldest still with the same name most tradition go's to china
Where's the oldest existing baseball club in the UK?
LIVERPOOL
What political party is the oldest existing Democrat or Republican?
democrats
Why is china called the worlds oldest existing civilization?
china
What is Britains oldest existing colony?
Bermuda.
What is the oldest existing haute couture house in Paris?
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to maintain existing customers and recruit new customers
