The Catholic, i.e. the church-goer.
No such thing, man made - organized religion, the apostolic church had no hierarchy.
Prioress
archbishop
The levels of priesthood in the Catholic Church are from lowest to highest ranking:parish priestmonsignorbishoparchbishopcardinalPopeThe monsignor is a priest who has more administrative experience. He is usually in charge of a large parish or cathedral in the Catholic Church diocese.
there is no high rank in my opinion because the preacher is teaching gods word, everyone is there to learn of him and everyone is equall in the eyes of god The highest rank in the church is the pope!!!
Bishops traditionally wear violet (purple).
the lowest rank of taxa is species
The lowest rank was a private.
In order of 'rank' in the Catholic church, the Pope, the cardinals, the archbishops and bishops, the priests, deacons and brothers of religious orders.
The highest rank women can reach in the Catholic church are to be saints, with Mary, the mother of Jesus, being even higher than other saints..AnswerThe only "rank" in the Catholic Church belongs to the clergy, Pope, Bishops (Cardinals, ArchBishops, Bishops), priests, deacons, minor orders; then the laity, who hold no "rank". Thus women will hold no "rank" in the Catholic Church from the point of view of titles. However, if you read the job description of all of the clergy, you know that Our Blessed Lord appointed them only "to serve". From that point of view, service, then women are running neck in neck with men, but again, no rank. Remember that the Church is the Mystical Body of Christ, and only exists to be conformed to His Will. As Our Blessed Lord, Himself, pointed out, there should be no such talk among you!
Currently it is the Deacon. Before the Second Vatican Council however, there were four minor orders: Porter, Lector, Exorcist, and Acolyte.Below is a link to the Catholic Encyclopedia entry on the Minor Orders:Roman Catholic AnswerThe first of the minor orders is now Lector, which would be considered the lowest "rank" of clergy in the Church. In the Extraordinary Rite, tonsure officially made you a member of the clergy, although the first real rank was Porter. Deacon would be the lowest rank of clergy of the major orders.
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