1. The family tree of the Catholic church By Year 4

2. Pope Francis The pope is in charge of the whole Catholic Church. Pope Francis is the 266 th pope! He was born in 1936 in Argentina. He is kind, loving and always has respect and time for everyone. The head of our Church is...

3. The Cardinals The cardinals pick the next pope! If you met a Cardinal, you would call him, “your eminence.” The robes are the colour of blood - to symbolise that each cardinal is prepared to defend the church to the death. Next in the Catholic family tree are...

4. The Archbishops The Archbishop of Liverpool is called Archbishop Malcolm. Archbishop Malcolm is 64 years old. He is the 9 th Archbishop of Liverpool and the ceremony took place in Liverpool Cathedral. After that, there are the...

5. The Bishops The Bishop of Liverpool is Bishop Tom. His birthday is the 10 th of February. Bishop Tom must visit Rome to meet with the Pope at least once every five years. He loves Everton FC and was a season ticket holder for many years. If he wasn’t a Bishop he would have loved to have been an actor. Then there are the...

6. Priests Our priest is called Father Chris He is a friend of our school and is kind, loving and very funny Next year, he will celebrate his 40 th anniversary of being a priest! He lived in Peru and can speak Spanish He makes us feel terrifically happy! Then there are the...

7. Deacons Deacons have a special job to help the Priest. St Columba’s Deacon, Deacon Pat, recently retired. Then...

8. Parishioners Finally there are...

9. Thank you for coming! We hope you enjoyed learning about God’s Family Tree