Apostolic 1346624 216707391 2008-06-02T21:12:34Z Carlaude 4622434 rm dupicate {{wiktionarypar|apostolic}} '''Apostolic''' may refer to: *The [[Twelve Apostles]] of Jesus, or something related to them *[[Apostolic Succession]], the doctrine connecting the Church to the original Twelve Apostles *The [[Apostolic Fathers]], the earliest generation of Christian writers *The [[Apostolic Age]], the period of Christian history when Jesus' apostles were living Specific to the Roman Catholic Church: *The [[Apostolic Palace]], the residence of the Pope in Vatican City *[[Apostolic constitution]], a public decree issued by the Pope *[[Apostolic Administrator]], appointed by the Pope to serve certain needy areas *[[Apostolic vicariate]], a territorial jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Church *[[Apostolic prefect]], the head of a mission of the Roman Catholic Church *[[Apostolic chancery]], a historical office charged with preparation of Papal correspondence *[[Apostolic Camera]], or "Apostolic Chamber", former department of finance for Papal administration Other churches and religious movements: *[[Armenian Apostolic Church]], also known as the Armenian Orthodox Church, the national church of Armenia *[[Apostolic Brethren]], a 13th-century sect in northern Italy *[[Apostolic Christian Church]], an anabaptist branch of Christianity *[[Catholic Apostolic Church]], a millenarian religious community *[[New Apostolic Church]], a chiliastic church *[[Oneness Pentecostalism]], Apostolic Churches within the Pentecostal branch of Christianity *[[Primitive Apostolic Christianity (Sabbatarian)]] *[[Apostolic Johannite Church]], a Gnostic church claiming apostolic succession *''Apostolic Catholic and Spiritual Church'', An Independent Old Catholic Church of the Utrecht Succession Other uses: *[[Apostolic poverty]], a doctrine professed in the 13th century by certain religious orders ==See also== *[[Apostle (disambiguation)]] {{disambig}}