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What is the current number of ordained Catholic clergy male and female in the US compared to 1970?
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What groups make up the clergy of the Church?
The clergy of the Catholic Church consists of the Bishops, the priests, and the deacons: all ordained clergy.
Do catholic deacons receive holy orders?
Yes, Catholic deacons receive the sacrament of Holy Orders when they are ordained. Deacons are ordained to a ministry of service and are part of the ordained clergy in the Catholic Church.
Are Catholic clergy members technically a version of Cenobites?
A cenobite is a monk or nun who lives as a member of a religious community. Some cenobites are Catholic clergy. For instance, most Benedictine choir monks are ordained priests. But, no, most Catholic clergy are not cenobites.
What is Protestant clergy?
These are the ordained church leaders in the protestant Churches. In the Methodist Church, for example, ordained clergy are called ministers, whilst in the Baptist Church they tend to be called pastors. In the Anglican Church, however, the ordained leaders are names the same as the Roman Catholic Church - deacons, priests and bishops.
Why are some Christian clergy allowed to get married?
Generally speaking, in modern Christianity, only Protestant and some independent Catholic churches allow for ordained clergy to marry after ordination.
Who makes up the ordained members of the Church?
You need to be more specific. Which religion? Each religion has its own leaders and many vary on what they consider ordination (with some having different levels). Which religion/denomination were you asking about?
Is a pastor considered to be clergy?
Catholic AnswerYes, a priest is a member of the clergy.From Modern Catholic Dictionary by John A. Hardon, S.J. Doubleday & Co., Inc. Garden City, NY 1980: Clergy. Those specially ordained for Divine Service as deacons, priests, or bishops. In this sense, the clergy form the Church's hierarchy. Entrance into the clerical state now takes place when a man is ordained deacon. Formerly it was at the time he received first tonsure.
Can a deacon marry 2 Catholics?
Catholic Deacons are clergy (ordained ministers) and can witness a marriage if given the facilities to do so by the Bishop for which he serves.
Can Christian clergy marry?
Yes, they can get married. My father was a United Methodist minister!
What is true about clergy from all denominations?
Clergy from all denominations are (typically) ordained in their particular religion.
Who are the ordained members of the Catholic Church?
.Catholic AnswerThe Ordained members of the Church are the clergy. The clergy in major Orders are Bishops, Priests, and Deacons. The clergy in minor Orders are (from the bottom) anyone who has been tonsured, Porter, Lector, Acolyte, Subdeacon. However, since the Second Vatican Council, Pope Paul VI has suppressed the minor Orders of Porter and Subdeacon in the new Rite, and tonsure is usually given right before Deacon. So the only men who received Porter and Subdeacon are ordained according to the Extraordinary Form. Exorcist is also a minor Order but it is by special designation from the Bishop.
Can a lay person in the Catholic church bestow a blessing?
No, a lay person in the Catholic Church cannot bestow a formal blessing. The power to bless is typically reserved for ordained clergy, such as priests or deacons. Lay people can offer prayers and good wishes for others, but they do not have the authority to administer official blessings.
