In fact, Roman Catholics outnumber all of the other Christians in the world. The Catholic Religion originates from Italy and is believed to have evolved from Judaism. Like many other religions, the Catholic religion is very organized. The church as a whole is divided into dioceses. The dioceses are under the territorial jurisdictions of a bishop.
Every diocese has a bishop.
Even though the bishop is in charge of a group of congregations, he still gets orders from the pope. However, even though the bishops receive orders from the Pope, they still retain a great deal of administrative freedom among their individual congregations. Unlike many other religions the Catholic religion requires seven sacraments. The last one that Catholics have to do is Anointing of the Sick but that is only when a person is sick or dying. All Rights Reserved.