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'''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)]]
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