Holy Orders.
Baptism - normally a priest or deacon. In an emergency anybody. Confirmation - normally a bishop. With permission, a priest. Reconciliation - priest Eucharist - the priest consecrates, deacons and extraordinary ministers can distribute. Marriage - priest or deacon Anointing - priest Holy Orders - bishop
The priest is the normal minister for Baptism (sometimes a deacon) and Eucharist. Usually Confirmation is ministered by a bishop but can, on occasion and with permission, be ministered by a priest.
Roman Catholic AnswerA bishop may administer all of the sacraments and is the ordinary minister for all of them. A priest is incapable of ordaining and may only confirm with the permission of his bishop. A deacon may baptise, and witness marriage.
Levels of progression: Deacon, Priest, Bishop, Arch Bishop, Cardinal, Pope A deacon is not a priest everyone else is.
A Bishop has already been a priest, or a deacon. Or at least had The Holy Orders.
There are actually two sacraments which don't require a priest: The first is Baptism. Any person (even a non-Catholic) can baptise a person as long as they follow the requirements for it to be valid (ie, pure and natural water, say the right words, have the right intention). The second is Marriage: While the Church strongly encourages Catholics to marry in the presence of a priest (and to have a wedding Mass, if both prospective spouses are Catholic), strictly speaking, a priest is not needed. The "ministers" of the sacrament are the couple who are marrying. Answer: I strongly disagree to the above answer. Both the sacraments mentioned above need to be administered by a priest (or a deacon), but not by any lay person in the Roman Catholic faith. A Deacon can administer the sacraments of Baptism, Matrimony and Anointing of the Sick. For the rest of the four sacraments (Communion, Confirmation, Confession and Holy Orders) you need compulsarily a priest or a Bishop
The role of a permanent deacon is that they remain a deacon and do not move on to becoming a priest, bishop, etc. They can minister some sacraments and can celebrate mass, but their main role is to help the church, community and charities- through the church. They work for the church.
In the Catholic church, a celebrant is one who celebrates a sacrament. In a wedding, this would be the priest because he is the one authorized to perform the marriage.
Priest, deacon or bishop. However, only a priest or bishop can consecrate the Eucharist.
The three degrees of orders in the sacrament of holy orders are deacon, priest, and bishop. Deacons are ordained to assist bishops and priests in ministries of service. Priests are ordained to preside over the sacraments, especially the Eucharist. Bishops are ordained to provide leadership and oversight to a diocese.
pope (bishop of rome) ^^^^^ bishop ^^^^^ priest ^^^^^ deacon
Deacon, priest and bishop are the ordained ministries.