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Additional parameters for Infobox church

I have requested that two additional parameters be created for Template:Infobox church: sui_iuris_church and former_sui_iuris_church. Modeled on sui_iuris_church parameter of Template:Infobox diocese, the sui_iuris_church parameter would be located below the denomination parameter, the former_sui_iuris_church parameter below the former_denomination parameter. This would be broadly useful for current or former Eastern Catholic church buildings, as well as church buildings in countries where the Latin Church can not be assumed as the operator of a Catholic building. ~ Pbritti (talk) 20:42, 23 January 2024 (UTC)

Good article reassessment for Towson United Methodist Church

Towson United Methodist Church has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Schierbecker (talk) 20:46, 27 January 2024 (UTC)

Proposal to add an "eparchy" parameter to Infobox Christian leader

There is currently a discussion at the talk page for the template {{Infobox Christian leader}} regarding a proposal to add an |eparchy= parameter to the template. You are invited to review and join the discussion. Thank you.  — Archer1234 (t·c) 17:13, 31 January 2024 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Anglican eucharistic theology#Requested move 1 February 2024

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Anglican eucharistic theology#Requested move 1 February 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Vanderwaalforces (talk) 14:49, 1 February 2024 (UTC)

Structure of Angels in Christianity

Angels in Christianity is a bit of a mess. It used to be more explicitly about the Pseudo-Dionysian hierarchy of angels, but despite expanding in scope (and the existence of De Coelesti Hierarchia) it still wildly overstates the importance of this hierarchy. In the past I tried to restructure it, but received strong pushback and gave up. I started a conversation on the talk page about how to restructure it a bit more proportionally. Comment welcome.

Side note, this page could use a bit more TLC in general. --Garnet Moss (talk) 03:58, 2 February 2024 (UTC)

Good article reassessment for Catholic Church

Catholic Church has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Z1720 (talk) 17:27, 2 February 2024 (UTC)

Category:Priests by nationality

Please see Wikipedia:Categories_for_discussion/Log/2024_February_3#Priests_by_nationality. – Fayenatic London 16:13, 3 February 2024 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Shrovetide#Requested move 5 February 2024

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Shrovetide#Requested move 5 February 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Vanderwaalforces (talk) 17:15, 5 February 2024 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Crosier#Requested move 18 February 2024

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Crosier#Requested move 18 February 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Vanderwaalforces (talk) 11:53, 18 February 2024 (UTC)

Swiss evangelicals

Your input is welcome in this discussion. Marcocapelle (talk) 13:48, 10 March 2024 (UTC)

Classical theism

What was a poor article[1] is now an odd article[2] mainly about Hinduism. Some decent sources although I don't know if they are being used properly, some not so good sources such as letter from an ISKCON leader.[3]. I'm not familiar with the subject so hope others can look at at. Doug Weller talk 08:53, 11 March 2024 (UTC)

Good article reassessment for Isaac

Isaac has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Spinixster (chat!) 09:58, 11 March 2024 (UTC)

Patriarch Neophyte of Bulgaria has died

I have nominated his passing for the main page at In the News Recent Deaths. Unfortunately, his article is not in good shape. Memory eternal. -Ad Orientem (talk) 02:05, 15 March 2024 (UTC)

Peer review for Free and Candid Disquisitions

Hello, I am reaching out to see if anyone is interested in offering their opinions at Wikipedia:Peer review/Free and Candid Disquisitions/archive1. It's a book primarily about English religion and liturgy that had pretty significant consequences for a multitude of later efforts to revise the Book of Common Prayer. Thanks! ~ Pbritti (talk) 04:00, 16 March 2024 (UTC)

Is the Catholic Church just one denomination or is it a Denominational family/Communion of 24 particular churches?

The Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Oriental Orthodoxy, Anglicanism, Protestantism, Pentecostalism etc. are denominational families or traditions within Christianity as the relevant articles Christian denomination and List of Christian denominations imply. Christianity can be taxonomically divided into six main groups: the Church of the East, Oriental Orthodoxy, Eastern Orthodoxy, Roman Catholicism, Protestantism, and Restorationism. Within these six main traditions are various Christian denominations (for example, the Coptic Orthodox Church is an Oriental Orthodox denomination). The Catholic Church is a denominational family and each of the sui juris churches are distinct denominations with distinct liturgical rites, doctrines, culture, organisation and history. All the Eastern Catholic Church articles currently employ the infobox Template:Infobox Christian denomination. For example see List of Christian denominations, wherein the Syro-Malabar Church is listed along with the Roman/Latin and other Eastern Catholic Churches as denominations under the subheading 'Catholic Church' (denominational family).
The official website of the SMC says: The Syro-Malabar Catholic Church is one of the 23 Eastern (Oriental) Catholic Churches in full communion with Rome. It is the largest Eastern Catholic Church after the Ukrainian Church and the largest of the Saint Thomas Christian (Nazrani) denominations with 5 million believers.
Quoting the state census, KC ZACHARIAH (2016) says: Among the denominations in the Christian community, the Syro-. Malabar Catholics are the most dispersed denomination (Religious Denominations of Kerala). Logosx127 (talk) 15:39, 21 March 2024 (UTC)

The conversation is ongoing at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Catholicism#Is the Catholic Church a single denomination or a communion of 24?. Editors are encouraged to reply there. ~ Pbritti (talk) 15:39, 21 March 2024 (UTC)

Iwerne camps article

I've started an article on the Iwerne camps. They held an important and sometimes controversial role in post-war Evangelicalism in the UK, particularly in the Church of England, before closing in 2020 following abuse scandals.

Existing coverage of the camps was in two articles - a rather fawning one on their founder E. J. H. Nash, and a sparser and rather controversy-heavy one on their parent body the Titus Trust. I've tried to balance both and fill in the gaps in the new article, but more eyes would be very much welcomed. TSP (talk) 12:24, 22 March 2024 (UTC)

Good article reassessment for Crusading movement

Crusading movement has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Borsoka (talk) 11:28, 8 April 2024 (UTC)

George the Hungarian moved to draft

Another artist created an article on George the Hungarian (an Orthodox saint), which has been moved to Draft:George the Hungarian. Anyone who can add references from reliable sources and resubmit the article is welcome to do so. Eastmain (talk • contribs) 21:37, 11 April 2024 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Capital punishment#Requested move 1 April 2024

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Capital punishment#Requested move 1 April 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. RodRabelo7 (talk) 01:58, 13 April 2024 (UTC)

Religion at the Fringe Theories Noticeboard

There is currently a discussion concerning the question of religion and whether or not it is an appropriate subject for the Fringe Theories Noticeboard. Experienced editors are encouraged to join the conversation. -Ad Orientem (talk) 19:50, 15 April 2024 (UTC)

"Pronomian" listed at Redirects for discussion

The redirect Pronomian to the article antinomianism has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2024 April 15 § Pronomian until a consensus is reached. Bwrs (talk) 23:25, 16 April 2024 (UTC)

"Pronomianism" listed at Redirects for discussion

The redirect Pronomianism to the article antinomianism has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2024 April 15 § Pronomian until a consensus is reached. Bwrs (talk) 23:25, 16 April 2024 (UTC)

Church/Cathedral articles with potentially unnecessary disambiguation

Is there any reason that any of the following can not be moved to their currently redlinked base page titles? Cheers! BD2412 T 02:23, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

• Catedral Santiago Apóstol → Catedral Santiago Apóstol (Fajardo, Puerto Rico)
• Cathedral Basilica of St. James → Cathedral Basilica of St. James (Brooklyn)
• Cathedral Church of St. James → Cathedral Church of St. James (Toronto)
• Cathedral of Mary of the Assumption → Cathedral of Mary of the Assumption (Saginaw, Michigan)
• Cathedral of Our Lady of Walsingham → Cathedral of Our Lady of Walsingham (Houston)
• Cathedral of the Holy Angels → Cathedral of the Holy Angels (Gary, Indiana)
• Cathedral of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus → Cathedral of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus (Knoxville, Tennessee)
• Catherine Called Birdy → Catherine Called Birdy (film)
• Catholic Church of Our Lady → Catholic Church of Our Lady (Aarhus)
• Christ's Church Cathedral → Christ's Church Cathedral (Hamilton, Ontario)
• Church of Prophet Elijah → Church of Prophet Elijah (Thessaloniki)
• Church of St. Mary of the Spring → Church of St. Mary of the Spring (Istanbul)
• Church of the Transfiguration, Episcopal → Church of the Transfiguration, Episcopal (Manhattan)
• City Methodist Church → City Methodist Church (Gary, Indiana)
• Conwal Parish Church → Conwal Parish Church (Church of Ireland)
• Episcopal Cathedral of Saint Philip → Episcopal Cathedral of Saint Philip (Atlanta)
• Evangelical Church of Egypt → Evangelical Church of Egypt (Synod of the Nile)
• Gillfield Baptist Church → Gillfield Baptist Church (Petersburg, Virginia)
• Holy Family Old Cathedral → Holy Family Old Cathedral (Anchorage, Alaska)
• Holy Name of Mary Pro-Cathedral → Holy Name of Mary Pro-Cathedral (Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan)
• Holy Rosary Parish Church → Holy Rosary Parish Church (Angeles City)
• Lutheran Church of the Ascension → Lutheran Church of the Ascension (Savannah, Georgia)
• New South Church → New South Church (Boston, Massachusetts)
• Nineteenth Street Baptist Church → Nineteenth Street Baptist Church (Washington, D.C.)
• North Strand Church → North Strand Church (Church of Ireland)
• Old Whaler's Church → Old Whaler's Church (Sag Harbor)
• Saint Andrews African Methodist Episcopal Church → Saint Andrews African Methodist Episcopal Church (Sacramento, California)
• Saint Francis de Sales Cathedral → Saint Francis de Sales Cathedral (Baker City, Oregon)
• St. Augustine's Episcopal Church → St. Augustine's Episcopal Church (Gary, Indiana)
• St. Augustine's Monastery → St. Augustine's Monastery (Erfurt)
• St. Benedict Cathedral → St. Benedict Cathedral (Evansville, Indiana)
• St. Benedict the Moor Church → St. Benedict the Moor Church (New York City)
• St. Columba Cathedral → St. Columba Cathedral (Youngstown, Ohio)
• St. Eugenia's Church → St. Eugenia's Church (Stockholm)
• St. John Cantius Church → St. John Cantius Church (Chicago)
• St. John's Wilmot Church → St. John's Wilmot Church (New Rochelle, New York)
• St. Joseph Co-Cathedral → St. Joseph Co-Cathedral (Thibodaux, Louisiana)
• St. Mary of Blachernae Church → St. Mary of Blachernae Church (Berat)
• St. Matthew's United Church → St. Matthew's United Church (Halifax, Nova Scotia)
• St. Mary, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral → St. Mary, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral (Gaylord, Michigan)
• St. Michael's Cathedral Basilica → St. Michael's Cathedral Basilica (Toronto)
• St. Monica Catholic Church → St. Monica Catholic Church (Santa Monica, California)
• St. Nicholas of Myra Church → St. Nicholas of Myra Church (Manhattan)
• St. Takla Haymanot's Church → St. Takla Haymanot's Church (Alexandria)
• St. Thomas's Anglican Church → St. Thomas's Anglican Church (Toronto)
• Ste. Marie Church → Ste. Marie Church (Manchester, New Hampshire)

Yes! I'm sure many of these are highly ambiguous, especially allowing for different languages and styles (Saint vs St. etc)! For example the Church of St. Mary of Blachernae was a very important historical church in Constantinople (not so much left now). As the article says, the Albanian St. Mary of Blachernae Church (Berat) was named after it. We have a disam page for Cathedral Basilica of St James the Apostle, which stupidly doesn't mention what is by far the most famous one - Santiago de Compostela Cathedral. That alone makes Catedral Santiago Apóstol, Catedral Santiago Apóstol, Cathedral Basilica of St. James also ambiguous. Please DON'T make any changes without careful research. Johnbod (talk) 02:42, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

@Johnbod: That's why I'm asking the question. BD2412 T 02:44, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

Well, you have your answer. Johnbod (talk) 02:47, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

St Augustine's Abbey (disambiguation) is another long page, to which St. Augustine's Monastery should redirect. Most of these, outside North America at least, should be using "Saint" not the American "St.", & if you want something useful to do there's are lots of redirects & disam work needed. Johnbod (talk) 02:54, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

I agree that there should be more standardisation to "Saint" in the names of churches which don't have WP:STRONGTIES to a particular English-speaking country. It would also be helpful if the titles of disambiguation pages had "Saint" as the default, with the "St." and "St" variants redirecting there as a matter of course.

Regarding the base page titles in the list above, I think the following ones should redirect to disambiguation pages (not all of which may have the best titles at the moment):

• Catedral Santiago Apóstol and Cathedral Church of St. James – redirect to Cathedral of Saint James
• Cathedral Basilica of St. James – redirect to Cathedral Basilica of Saint James
• Cathedral of Mary of the Assumption – redirect to Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption
• Cathedral of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus – redirect to Sacred Heart Cathedral
• Catholic Church of Our Lady – redirect to Church of Our Lady
• Christ's Church Cathedral – possibly redirect to Christ Church Cathedral
• Holy Rosary Parish Church – redirect to Holy Rosary Church
• Saint Francis de Sales Cathedral – redirect to Cathedral of Saint Francis de Sales
• St. Benedict the Moor Church – redirect to Church of Saint Benedict the Moor
• St. John Cantius Church – possibly create a new Church of Saint John Cantius disambiguation page, as there are two of these with articles
• St. Mary, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral – redirect to Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral
• St. Michael's Cathedral Basilica – possibly redirect to Cathedral of Saint Michael
• St. Monica Catholic Church – redirect to Saint Monica's Church
• St. Nicholas of Myra Church – redirect to Saint Nicholas Church
• St. Thomas's Anglican Church – possibly redirect to Saint Thomas Church
• Ste. Marie Church – possibly redirect to Saint Mary's Church

Ham II (talk) 06:57, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

Thanks - this all seems sensible. Johnbod (talk) 15:39, 18 April 2024 (UTC)