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5. Okt. 2023 · Find information about the bishops and dioceses of the Catholic Church worldwide, including current and historical data. Browse by country, tradition, event, or person, and get updates by email or social media.
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The hierarchy of the Catholic Church consists of its bishops, priests, and deacons. In the ecclesiological sense of the term, "hierarchy" strictly means the "holy ordering" of the church, the Body of Christ, so to respect the diversity of gifts and ministries necessary for genuine unity.
The order of precedence in the Catholic Church is organized by rank within the hierarchy according first to order, then jurisdiction, and finally to titular or ad personam honors granted to individuals despite a lack of jurisdiction. Emeritus ecclesiastics are counted among the latter.
Catholic societal hierarchy. The hierarchical order of society. The pope enthroned as the supreme authority rules over the worldly powers and the laity (on his left) and the clergy and the religious (on his right). The white and black hounds are visual puns on Dominicans—Dominus canes (“hounds of the Lord”).
The hierarchy of the Catholic Church is headed by the pope, currently Pope Francis, who was elected on 13 March 2013 by a papal conclave. The office of the pope is known as the papacy. The Catholic Church holds that Christ instituted the papacy upon giving the keys of Heaven to Saint Peter.
Learn how Christ established a hierarchical structure of bishops, priests and deacons in his Church, based on the apostolic college and the succession of St. Peter. Explore the doctrine of faith, the sacrament of order and the mission of the hierarchy in the Church.
Learn about the history, role and composition of the College of Cardinals, the highest body of the Catholic hierarchy after the Pope. Find out the latest news and statistics on the creation and voting of new Cardinals.
