Across
- 4. The Sacrament by which men are ordained to the episcopacy, priesthood, or diaconate
- 5. Successor of Saint Peter
- 9. Their main purpose is to serve as a papal elector
- 10. A gathering of the world’s cardinals in St. Peter’s square
- 14. Bishops can trace their authority in a direct line back to the Apostles
- 15. The most recent of the Ecumenical Councils of the Catholic Church
- 17. A bishop of the highest rank, generally the bishop of an archdiocese
- 19. The order of teaching authority in the Church
- 21. The faithful of the Church who have received the Sacrament of Holy Orders
- 22. Possess a certain, albeit imperfect, communion with the Catholic Church
- 23. The Bible
- 24. A meeting of Church leaders
- 27. The office of Pope in the Catholic Church
- 29. The official church of the local bishop
- 30. From the Latin "traditio," which means "to hand down."
Down
- 1. The territory and the churches under a bishop's authority
- 2. The highest rank
- 3. The unity in Christ of all the redeemed
- 6. One of the tribe of Levi
- 7. A council involving all the bishops of a particular nation
- 8. A man who is ordained to assist the mission of the Church
- 11. The teaching office of all the bishops gathered with the Pope
- 12. the office of bishop in the Catholic Church
- 13. Immunity from error and any possibility of error
- 16. The definitive Revelation of Christ given to the Apostles
- 18. The symbol or formula of the Catholic Faith
- 20. A defined territorial district within a diocese
- 25. The definitive list of the books of the Bible
- 26. In the person of Christ
- 28. State of final purification after death and before entrance into Heaven