Catholic Church in the United States


Catholic Church in the United States
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., the largest Catholic church in North America
TypeNational polity
ClassificationCatholic
OrientationMainly Latin, with minority Eastern
ScriptureBible
TheologyCatholic theology
PolityEpiscopal
GovernanceUnited States Conference of Catholic Bishops
PopeLeo XIV
USCCB PresidentTimothy Broglio
Prerogative of PlaceWilliam E. Lori
Apostolic NuncioChristophe Pierre
RegionUnited States and other territories of the United States, excluding Puerto Rico.
LanguageEnglish, Spanish, French, Latin
HeadquartersWashington, D.C., U.S.
Congregations16,429 (2022)
Members72,000,000+ (2020)
Official websiteusccb.org

The Catholic Church in the United States is part of the worldwide Catholic Church in communion with the pope, who as of 2025 is Chicago, Illinois-born Leo XIV. With 23 percent of the United States' population as of 2018, the Catholic Church is the country's second-largest religious grouping after Protestantism, and the country's largest single church if Protestantism is divided into separate denominations. In a 2020 Gallup poll, 25% of Americans said they were Catholic. The United States has the fourth-largest Catholic population in the world, after Brazil, Mexico, and the Philippines.

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