bishops
All the bishops, including the cardinals, serve to advise the pope on major issues.
The successors of the apostles are the bishops of the Catholic Church, who are responsible for continuing the teachings and mission of the apostles. They serve as spiritual leaders in their dioceses and are considered the guardians of the faith passed down from the time of the apostles.
The pope has the authority as a bishop to ordain deacons but deacons are usually ordained by their local bishops in the dioceses in which they will serve and not by the pope.
Men who are ordained by a bishop through the Sacrament of Holy Orders are given the authority to serve as deacons, priests, or bishops in the Catholic Church.
In the sacrament of holy orders, bishops ordain deacons, priests, and other bishops. This ordination allows individuals to serve the Church in various ministerial roles and is considered a sacred and solemn ritual within the Catholic faith.
There is a college of cardinals but not a college of bishops.
.Catholic AnswerThe hierarch is: Our Blessed Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.His Vicar on Earth, the Holy Father in Rome: the Pope.All the bishops of the Church.The priests.The deacons.The laity.Cardinals are mostly Bishops, with a few priests. They are not strictly part of the hierarchy as cardinals, but take their place as Bishops or Archbishops (Bishop of an Archdiocese). Bishops have the fullness of the priesthood of Our Blessed Lord, and are all equal in dignity. The priests and deacons are their helpers. And all of them are there to serve the laity.
possessive plural word for the bishops: bishops'
The main types are: assistant bishops, titular bishops, diocesan (or ruling) bishops, archbishops, metropolitans, popes and patriarchs. They are all bishops, but they have different levels of seniority.
Letter of Reconciliation of the Polish Bishops to the German Bishops was created in 1965.
all the bishops