what year was the catholic religion created?

Answer 1

Roughly 320 A.D., I think, by the Roman Emperor Constantine. Someone else will probably look this up & give you a more precise date. He organized the church along the lines of the Roman civil service, for which reason the philosopher Thomas Hobbes later referred to the Catholic Church, famously, as "the ghost of the Roman Empire."

Answer 2

The catholic Church started in 33 AD at Pentacost, when the Holy Spirit came to the disciples.

Constantine's only role in Christianity is that he ended the persecutions of the Christians (Catholics) and asked the bishops to convene and settle some doctrinal issues. The result was the Nicene Creed. If you go back further in time, you will find the Apostle's Creed, which was the first Creed and is still used by the catholic Church.

Answer 3

I do not think it's possible to pinpoint that exactly, unlike the founding of the Catholic Church which came to be at Pentecost or where Peter became the new shepherd of Christs flock in the Gospel of John. The basic Catholic faith is what Christ taught through His public ministry.

Answer 4

33 AD, when its founder, Jesus Christ, ordained the first 12 bishops and appointed one of them, Simon, to be the Rock upon which the Christian Church was to be built. The unbroken line of succession between Simon Peter and the present Pope is as clearly recorded as the succession of American presidents. The Church of the Apostles called itself the Holy Catholic Church before the end of the 1st Century, as shown in historical writings from the first few years of the 2nd Century. Both the name and the Church have continued for 2,000 years, with abundant writings by the Holy Catholic Church and writings about the Holy Catholic Church in every century since. No Christian church existed before the Catholic Church was founded, and no other Christian church existed for 1,000 years afterwards, at which time the Orthodox Church came into existence, the same way all Christian churches have since, by separating from the Holy Catholic Church which Jesus Christ founded for all mankind.

Answer 5

Many would say that Peter was the start of the Catholic Church, as Jesus changed his name from Simeon to Peter and said upon this rock (Peter means rock) I will build my church. There is debate as to what was meant. See sites below. I believe that Christ left Peter to head up spreading the Gospel on earth, but not as a replacement of himself. Read the sites below, for and against, only you can decide.

Here are other significant dates


44 AD - Paul and Barnabas preach the Gospel in Antioch; the term "Christian" comes to be used there for believers. "Then departed Barnabas to Tarsus, for to seek Saul: And when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch. And it came to pass, that a whole year they assembled themselves with the church, and taught much people. And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch" (Acts 11:25-26).

96 AD - Domitian is assassinated. The Book of Revelation and Gospel of John written. Clement of Rome writes a rebuke to the church at Corinth--this is the cornerstone of Catholic assertion that the Roman Church had authority over all Christian churches.

312 AD - Constantine superficially converts to Christianity after a dream leads him to a military victory. He remains polytheistic until his death, even striking coins to honor Apollo.
321 AD - Constantine declares Sunday the official Christian Sabbath day.
337 AD - Christianity becomes the official state religion of Rome. Constantine finally receives baptism as a Christian (from heretical Arian priests) and dies on Pentecost.

Here are a couple of sites that are interesting as well.

http://www.bible.ca/cath-peter=pope.htm

http://catholiceducation.org/articles/religion/re0222.html

Answer 6

It depends upon which catholic religion you are talking about. Eastern orthodox catholic apostolic church started in 325 ad with Constantine. It was outlawed and mostly destroyed in 400 ad. Emperor Justinian started it again in 525 ad and sent out bishops to all countries or cities. Bishop Thomas decided that the Emperor was too busy fighting wars in 872 ad to know what he was doing in Rome so he declared himself Pope and started the Roman Catholic Religion. Greek Orthodox stems from either 325 or 525 ad depending upon who you talk to. Roman Catholicism starts in 872ad.

Answer 7

Roman Catholic, I think sometime after Jesus' death. Perhaps a hundred years or so. The term catholic is universal meaning the Church. The church is all who follow Christs teachings. You can believe in the Catholic church and not be Roman Catholic. I think it's important to realize the difference. the term catholic was also invented after Christs death to describe His church.

Answer 8

The Catholic Church has referred to itself as the “Catholic Church” at least since 107 AD, when the term appears in the writings of St. Ignatius of Antioch.

But this was the same Church started by Jesus Christ in about 33 A.D.

All of this was long before the Council of Nicea and the Nicene Creed from 325 A.D. which states, "We believe in one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church."

With love in Christ.

Answer 9

The day Christ came and when He conferred upon St. Peter, to be the rock to build His church. approximately 32 A.D.
At first there were only one and united Christians. Until, break away protestantism was started by Martin Luther, King Henry Vlll and John Calvin to suit their own wishes on how to run their own religious sects.

Answer 10

Ask a Catholic, and they will say AD 33.

Ask a protestant, and they will say 313 when Constantine laid out the edict of Milan making christianity the de facto roman religion.