Chapel Of Our Lady Of Europe
) , religious_affiliation = Roman Catholic , province = Diocese of Cádiz and Ceuta , status = Chapel , groundbreaking = , year_completed = 1769 , founded_by = Gálvez family , architecture = yes , architect = Torcuato Cayón , architecture_style = Baroque , constructed_date = , consecration_year = 1690 ( St. Bernard) 1704 ( Our Lady of Europe) , leadership = Bishop Rafael Zornoza Boy , specifications = no , geo = , location = , Algeciras, Spain , website = , designation1 = Spanish Property of Cultural Interest , designation1_offname = Capilla de Nuestra Señora de Europa , designation1_type = Non-movable , designation1_criteria = Monument , designation1_date = 1981 , designation1_number = RI-51-0004487 The Chapel of Our Lady of Europe ( es, Capilla de Nuestra Señora de Europa) is a Rom ...
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Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a prominent role in the history and development of Western civilization.O'Collins, p. v (preface). The church consists of 24 ''sui iuris'' churches, including the Latin Church and 23 Eastern Catholic Churches, which comprise almost 3,500 dioceses and eparchies located around the world. The pope, who is the bishop of Rome, is the chief pastor of the church. The bishopric of Rome, known as the Holy See, is the central governing authority of the church. The administrative body of the Holy See, the Roman Curia, has its principal offices in Vatican City, a small enclave of the Italian city of Rome, of which the pope is head of state. The core beliefs of Catholicism are found in the Nicene Creed. The Catholic Church teaches that it is th ...
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