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- 3. From the Greek episkopos meaning "overseer"
- 7. year the Council of Jerusalem was held
- 9. the faithful of the church who have received Holy Orders
- 11. larger diocese, usually under rule by an archbishop
- 13. serve as papal elector, lead archdiocese, others serve in the administration in the Vatican
- 14. the assembly of the world's bishops
- 17. Latin for "from the chair"
- 18. priesthood
- 19. polytheistic religions
- 21. the official church of the local bishop
- 22. the obligation of the faithful to accept the teachings of the Magisterium
- 23. a state of final repentance after death
- 25. Indicates an action or sign that confers the grace it signifies
- 26. leader of the huns
- 27. a council of involving all the bishops of a particular nation
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- 1. the Bible
- 2. Office of the pope
- 4. first pope of the church
- 5. derived from the Greek ekklesia meaning "what belongs to the Lord"
- 6. without error
- 8. formula for the Catholic faith
- 10. pope that was killed by the huns
- 12. The office of deacon in the Catholic Church
- 15. council that decided whether Gentiles should abide by Jewish requirements of circumcision
- 16. the heritage of faith handed on in the church from the times of the apostles
- 19. Successor of St. Peter
- 20. a bishop of the highest rank
- 21. a gathering of the world cardinals in St. Peter's Basilica to elect a new pope
- 24. A territorial district within a diocese which is run by a priest
- 28. refers to an official law of the church