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the highest rank |
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the office of deacon in the Catholic Church. |
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the office of priest in the catholic church: the priesthood |
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the faithful of the church who have received the sacrament of holy orders |
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the office of bishop in the catholic church. |
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a gathering of the worlds cardinals in st peters basilica in Rome. |
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College the assembly of the worlds bishops. |
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Council a meeting of church leaders |
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orders the sacrament by which men are ordained to the episcopacy, priesthood, or diaconate. |
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the order of teaching authority in the church, given such authority by Christ himself. |
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a defined territorial districts within a diocese, with its own church and congregation, which is placed in the care of a priest. |
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Council a council involving all the bishops of a particular nation. |