Who founded the Roman Catholic Church?

Answer 1

The Church was founded by God when Jesus ascended to Heaven and sent the Holy Spirit on the Apostles at Pentecost. Peter was His first "Vicar" on earth. Jesus guaranteed that He would be with it until the end of time, and that the gates of hell would not prevail against it, and for twenty-one centuries now, the Church has carried out His command:

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from The Catechism of the Catholic Church second edition, English translation 1994

The word "catholic" means "universal", in the sense of "according to the totality" or "in keeping with the whole." The Church is catholic in a double sense:

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First, the Church is catholic because Christ is present in her. "Where there is Christ Jesus, there is the Catholic Church." (St. Ignatius of Antioch, 8, 2: Apostolic Fathers II/2, 311) In her subsists the fullness of Christ's body united with its head; this implies that she receives from him "the fullness of the means of salvation" (Unitatis redintegratio) which he has willed: correct and complete confession of faith, full sacramental life, and ordained ministry in apostolic succession. the Church was, in this fundamental sense, catholic on the day of Pentecost (Cf. Ad gentes 6; Eph 1:22-23) and will always be so until the day of the Parousia.

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Secondly, the church is catholic because she has been sent out by Christ on a mission to the whole of the human race: (Cf. Mt 28:19)

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"All men are called to belong to the new People of God. This People, therefore, while remaining one and only one, is to be spread throughout the whole world and to all ages in order that the design of God's will may be fulfilled: he made human nature one in the beginning and has decreed that all his children who were scattered should be finally gathered together as one . . . The character of universality which adorns the People of God is a gift from the Lord himself whereby the Catholic Church ceaselessly and efficaciously seeks for the return of all humanity and all its goods, under Christ the Head in the unity of his Spirit."

Answer 2

Jesus

Catholic AnswerGod established the Catholic Church from the side of Christ, hanging dead on the cross, when it was pierced by a lance. It was later shown to the world at Pentecost when Jesus sent the Holy Spirit. ---- === A Catholic Answers ===

The Catholic Church believes and teaches that it was Jesus Christ Himself who established the Catholic Church during His time upon earth and following His death and resurrection. The Catholic Church celebrates the birthday of the Church on Pentecost, the day on which the Holy Spirit descended upon the Apostles. An article giving more detail may be found in Wikipedia "History of the Roman Catholic Church."

Answer 3

Catholic Answer

The Church was founded by God when Jesus ascended to Heaven and sent the Holy Spirit on the Apostles at Pentecost. Peter was His first "Vicar" on earth. Jesus guaranteed that He would be with it until the end of time, and that the gates of hell would not prevail against it, and for twenty-one centuries now, the Church has carried out His command:

from The Catechism of the Catholic Church, second edition, English translation 1994

830 The word "catholic" means "universal", in the sense of "according to the totality" or "in keeping with the whole." The Church is catholic in a double sense:

First, the Church is catholic because Christ is present in her. "Where there is Christ Jesus, there is the Catholic Church." (St. Ignatius of Antioch, Ad Smyrn, 8, 2: Apostolic Fathers, II/2, 311) In her subsists the fullness of Christ's body united with its head; this implies that she receives from him "the fullness of the means of salvation" (Unitatis redintegratio) which he has willed: correct and complete confession of faith, full sacramental life, and ordained ministry in apostolic succession. the Church was, in this fundamental sense, catholic on the day of Pentecost (Cf. Ad gentes 6; Eph1:22-23) and will always be so until the day of the Parousia.

Secondly, the church is catholic because she has been sent out by Christ on a mission to the whole of the human race: (Cf. Mt 28:19)

All men are called to belong to the new People of God. This People, therefore, while remaining one and only one, is to be spread throughout the whole world and to all ages in order that the design of God's will may be fulfilled: he made human nature one in the beginning and has decreed that all his children who were scattered should be finally gathered together as one . . . The character of universality which adorns the People of God is a gift from the Lord himself whereby the Catholic Church ceaselessly and efficaciously seeks for the return of all humanity and all its goods, under Christ the Head in the unity of his Spirit.

Answer 4

AnswerArguably, the Roman Catholic Church could be considered to have come into existence with the Great Schism of 1054, that also created the Eastern Orthodox Churches. It is hard to nominate a single person as "founding" the Catholic Church at this time, although Pope Leo IX and Patriarch Michael I were the contending leaders.

The Catholic Church would also consider itself the successor, at least in the West, of the united Church, sometimes referred to by scholars as the Catholic-Orthodox Church, that preceded it. The origins of the Catholic-Orthodox Church are unclear, as there seem to have been many contending Christian sects in the very early days of Christianity. Unless the Catholic-Orthodox Church was the very first Christian sect, it would not be possible to say who founded this branch of Christianity.

Answer 5

Really, no one "invented it". The Catholic Church is the Mystical Body (Acts 9:1-5, 1 Cor 12:12-14) of Christ, so you could say that He established it, so the short answer to your question would be God. The Catholic Church was born from the side of Christ as He hung dead on the cross and blood and water flowed out from His Side. Later it was shown to the world at Pentecost, when the Holy Spirit descended and confirmed its first Bishops - the Apostles - in faith.

Answer 6

Nobody. The Catholic church was the first church

Answer 7

God