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Holy Orders
In most Churches that have the threefold order (deacons, priests and bishops), like the Roman Catholic Church and the Anglican Churches, most deacons are ordained priests after one year being a deacon. However, some elect to remain as permanent deacons as this is where they believe their calling lies. Also, in the Roman Catholic Church married men are allowed to become deacons but are not, as yet, allowed to become priests (although some Catholic priests are now married - such as married Anglican priests who have moved to the Roman Catholic Church)> therefore, for married men the diaconate is the only order open to them and they remain deacons permanently.
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Deacons, priests, bishops, monks, friars, brothers.
I assume you are meaning the clergy here, if so the following is a rough guide. (In reverse order, with top at the bottom.) Deacons | Priests | >- - - Monsignors - - - Arch-Deacons - - - (some) Arch-Priests Bishops | Arch-Bishops | Cardinals | The Pope
Priests, Deacons, Bishops, Cardinals, Monsignor's, the Pope, are all members of the Catholic clergy.
Bishops, priests, and deacons in good standing with the Cathoiic Church
Roman Catholic AnswerA bishop has many assistants: all of his priests and deacons in the diocese are his assistants.
Like all confessions, prisoner confessions can only be heard by a priest
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.
There is no difference. All married deacons - unless they, converts to Catholicism with permission from the Vatican, are transitional deacons soon to be ordained priests - are permanent deacons, and are thus part of the permanent diaconate. The permanent diaconate is not limited to married people.