Catholic Church in the United States
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With 23 percent of the United States' population as of 2018[update], the Catholic Church is the country's second largest religious grouping, after Protestantism, and the country's largest single church or Christian denomination where Protestantism is divided into separate denominations.[3] In a 2020 Gallup poll, 25% of Americans said they were Catholic.[4] The United States has the fourth largest Catholic population in the world, after Brazil, Mexico, and the Philippines.[5]
Overview of the role of the Catholic Church in the United States
 Catholic Church in the United States | |
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The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, in Washington, D.C., is the largest enclosed church building in North America | |
| Type | National polity |
| Classification | Catholic |
| Orientation | Mainly Latin, with minority Eastern |
| Scripture | Bible |
| Theology | Catholic theology |
| Polity | Episcopal |
| Governance | United States Conference of Catholic Bishops |
| Pope | Pope Francis |
| USCCB President | Timothy Broglio |
| Prerogative of Place | William E. Lori |
| Apostolic Nuncio | Christophe Pierre |
| Region | United States and other territories of the United States, excluding Puerto Rico. |
| Language | English, Spanish, French, Latin |
| Headquarters | Washington, D.C. |
| Congregations | 16,429 (2022)[1] |
| Members | 72,000,000+ (2020)[2] |
| Official website | usccb.org |
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