Eastern Catholic Churches

The Eastern Catholic Churches, also historically known as the Eastern-rite Catholic Churches or Uniate Churches, are 23 particular churches sui iuris in full communion with the Pope of Rome, which make up the Catholic Church together with the Latin Church. The membership, making up a small part of the Catholic Church in total, is about 16,336,000, according to the Annuario Pontificio.

Eastern Catholic Churches

The Eastern Catholic Churches, also historically known as the Eastern-rite Catholic Churches or Uniate Churches, are 23 particular churches sui iuris in full communion with the Pope of Rome, which make up the Catholic Church together with the Latin Church. The membership, making up a small part of the Catholic Church in total, is about 16,336,000, according to the Annuario Pontificio.