The Roman Catholic Church maintains that sometime after the recorded events of the book of Acts, the Apostle Peter became the first bishop of Rome, and that the Roman bishop was accepted by the early church as the central authority among all of the churches.
Itinuturo ng Simbahang Katoliko na ilang panahon pagkatapos ng mga pangyayaring natala sa Aklat ng Gawa, si apostol Pedro ang naging unang obispo sa Roma at du naglaon, ang obispo sa Roma ay tinanggap ng unang iglesia na may kapamahalaan sa lahat ng iglesya.