The bishop appoints pastors as well as assistant pastors.
Only the pope can appoint a bishop in the Catholic Church.
Roman Catholic AnswerIn the Catholic Church, the pastor is the priest in charge of a particular parish. Outside of particular circumstances, the pastor would be the ordinary person who would perform a wedding.
No priest in the Catholic Church, even pastors, are allowed to marry.
The Pastor.
Call the Director of Religious Education or the Pastor at your local Catholic church and inquire about entering the RCIA process.
The Pope chooses all Cardinals in the Roman Catholic Church. He also appoints all Bishops.
A deacon is an officer of the Church. They assist the pastor in any tasks/jobs that need doing and the overall running of the Church.
If there are no impediments (eg: previously married and divorced without an annulment), all you need to do is talk to the pastor and arrange for the marriage to be blessed by the Church. Now, if there is some impediment, you will also need to talk with the pastor to regularize the situation.
Monsignor is strictly an honorary title in the Catholic Church and most who receive the title are simply pastors in local parishes who have the normal duties of any pastor.
Answer: The Catholic widow is free to marry. You are also free to marry in the Catholic Church. This is because your first marriage was not a Catholic one and, according to Church law, it should have been. It will be simple matter of speaking to your local pastor and filling out a form to be sent to the diocese.
Roman Catholic AnswerHis Holiness, Pope John Paul II, was supreme pastor of the Church from 1978 until his death in 2005.
The answer is actually Barnabas. We studied this in my church and also in my lessons. Barnabas was actually just assisted by Paul