This article is from the Scientology Catechism, by scninfo@pcnet.com (Scientology Information Server) with numerous contributions by others.
There is a "mother church" which is the Church of
Scientology International. It is headquartered in Los
Angeles. It is responsible for the ecclesiastical
supervision of the rest of the Scientology churches
around the world, which are organized in a hierarchical
structure not dissimilar to that of the Catholic Church.
(For more information about the structure of the Church,
see Part 5 [of _What is Scientology?_].)
 
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