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Is it true that parish priests generally came from the nobility bishops and other highly placed clergy came from the peasantry?
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Who were the first priests and bishops?
The apostles were the first priests and bishops of the Catholic Church.
Who initiated the bishops?
Bishops normally ordain priests into bishophood.
Who are the religious leaders of the chrisians?
Protestant: pastors Catholic: pope, cardinals, bishops, and priests Orthodox: bishops and priests
When did the Catholic Church start having female priests and bishops?
The Catholic Church has never had female priests nor bishops, and will never have them.
What do people do before they become cardinals?
They were Priests, Monsignors, Bishops, and Arch-Bishops
Who were priests?
We don't have a record of the first Catholic priests. The first Bishops were the Apostles.
Who belonged to the second estate?
The nobility - nobles and the sons of nobles. Some were dukes, counts and so on; most were merely gentlemen, often quite poor, but noble by birth.
In the clergy did bishops belong to a different class then village priests?
In Europe, bishops belonged to a different class than the village priests. The bishops were usually wealthier and had a much higher position in the church.
Who can give the sac of the sick?
Priests or Bishops
Who were first priests?
We don't have a record of the first Catholic priests. The first Bishops were the Apostles.
Are bishops ranked higher that village priests?
Yes
What was the class structure of Old English society?
Old English society was structured into three main classes: the nobility, the clergy, and the common people. The nobility included kings, earls, and thegns who owned land and had political power. The clergy consisted of monks, priests, and bishops who held religious authority. The common people, or peasants, were farmers and laborers who worked the land owned by the nobility.
