Theology Chapter 4 Vocab Words

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  1. 3. Succession The truth that the Catholic bishops today can trace their authority in a direct line back to the Apostles and ultimately from Christ himself
  2. 5. A bishop of the highest rank
  3. 6. A defined territorial district within a diocese, with its own church and congregation, which is placed in the care of a priest
  4. 8. The teaching authority in the Church, from the Greek word hierarchia, meaning “sacred order”
  5. 12. The mission given to the Apostles by Christ to preach the Gospel to the whole world and make converts of every nation
  6. 15. Council A meeting of Church leaders
  7. 16. An action or sign that confers the grace it signifies
  8. 19. The territory and the churches under a bishop’s authority
  9. 20. The office of priest in the Catholic Church, the priesthood
  10. 22. A gathering of the world’s cardinals in Saint Peter’s Basilica in Rome for the purpose of electing a new Pope
  11. 24. The office of bishop in the Catholic Church, from the Greek word episkopos, meaning “overseer”
  12. 27. Council Known as a synod, a meeting of the bishop and representatives of the clergy, religious, and laity in which matters of diocesan Church discipline and procedure of discussed
  13. 28. A bishop or archbishop who has been selected by a Pope
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  1. 1. of Faith The definitive Revelation of Christ given to the Apostles and, through them, to the entire Church as Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition
  2. 2. Orders The Sacrament by which men are ordained to the episcopacy, priesthood, or diaconate
  3. 4. of Saints The unity in Christ of all the redeemed, those on earth and those who have died
  4. 5. A large diocese
  5. 7. A man who is ordained to assist the mission of the Church
  6. 9. Immunity from error and any possibility of error
  7. 10. The principle that all the bishops of the Church with the Pope at their head form a single “college”
  8. 11. The definitive list of the books of the Bible
  9. 13. A consecrated successor to the Apostles
  10. 14. The official church of the local bishop
  11. 17. The faithful of the Church who have received the Sacrament of Holy Orders
  12. 18. Life A permanent state of life recognized by the Church
  13. 21. Cathedra A definitive teaching by the Pope when he speaks as a pastor of the Universal Church on matters of faith and morals, Latin for “from the chair”
  14. 23. College The assembly of the world’s bishops
  15. 25. The office of Pope in the Catholic Church
  16. 26. A name given to the assembly of the People of God called together from the ends of the earth