<P> The term `` Roman '' , as in the `` Roman Church '' , has been used since the Middle Ages -- often connoting the local particular church of the Diocese of Rome -- the first known occurrence of `` Roman Catholic '' as a synonym for `` Catholic Church '' was in communication with the Armenian Apostolic Church in 1208 , after the East -- West Schism . </P>
<P> The term `` Roman '' , as in the `` Roman Church '' , has been used since the Middle Ages -- often connoting the local particular church of the Diocese of Rome -- the first known occurrence of `` Roman Catholic '' as a synonym for `` Catholic Church '' was in communication with the Armenian Apostolic Church in 1208 , after the East -- West Schism . </P>
when was the term roman catholic church first used
when was the term roman catholic church first used
1208
1208