Across
- 3. the territory and the churches under a bishop’s authority
- 4. Successor of St. Peter; supreme pontiff of the catholic church.
- 7. a permanent state of life recognized by the church, characterized by the profession of the evangelical counsels
- 9. a larger diocese, under the care of an archbishop, which has an elevated status over the dioceses in its region
- 12. often called a synod
- 15. list of the books of the Bible; refers to the official law of the church
- 17. a meeting of the church leaders
- 19. the office of bishop in the catholic church; from episkopos (overseer)
- 20. the mission given to the apostles by Christ to preach the gospel to the whole world
- 21. a definitive teaching by the Pope when he speaks as pastor of the Universal Church on matters of faith and morals.
- 23. the name given to the ordinary and universal teaching authority of the Pope and the bishops in communion with him
- 25. a defined territorial district within a diocese, with its own church and congregation
- 28. the sacrament by which men are ordained to the episcopacy, priesthood, or diaconate
- 30. the official church of the local bishop
Down
- 1. the faithful of the church who have received the sacrament of holy orders
- 2. a gathering of the world’s cardinals in St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome for the purpose of electing a new pope.
- 5. the obligation of the faithful to accept and believe in the authoritative and infallible teaching of the magisterium
- 6. a bishop of the highest rank, generally the bishop of an archdiocese
- 8. a bishop or archbishop who has been selected by a pope to become part of a college of advisors
- 10. the office of deacon in the catholic church
- 11. the assembly of the world’s bishops
- 13. when speaking of the sacraments
- 14. the symbol or formula of the Catholic Faith that was developed at the Ecumenical Councils of Nicaea and Constantinople.
- 16. a consecrated successor to the Apostles, usually given charge of a jurisdiction or diocese
- 18. immunity from error and any possibility of error
- 22. a new relationship between man and God that has been established in Christ, is communicated through the sacraments.
- 24. the office of Pope in the Catholic Church
- 26. the order of teaching authority in the church
- 27. the assembly of the people of god called together from the ends of the earth
- 29. a man who is ordained to assist the mission of the church
