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Why is the bishop the only one to confirm?
While the bishop is the usual minister of Confirmation, with permission and in certain cases, a priest may confirm.
Do the priests perform confirmation or the bishops do?
No it is the bishop who has to confirm the child.
What is the Archbishop's role in the Confirmation?
The same as any Bishop, to confirm the candidates.
Can a monsignor confirm?
Yes, a priest or monsignor can confirm with the permission of the bishop. The bishop is the usual person who confirms Catholics but the bishop can give permission for the parish priest to confirm. This permission is usually given for the Sacraments of Initiation, Baptism, Confirmation, and Eucharist, that are received by new adult Catholics in just about every Catholic Church at the Easter Vigil Mass.
Can a Christian confirm a Catholic?
Roman Catholic AnswerI should hope so, only a Bishop or a priest with a Bishop's permission, may confirm, but since all Catholics, including priests and Bishops, are Christians, no one else could.
Who in the Catholic Church usually confirms?
The usual minister for confirmation is the Bishop. A priest may be specifically delegated by the Bishop to confirm, and the priest is always delegated to confirm any adult convert that he baptizes, and those coming into the Church at the Easter Vigil.
What power does a bishop have that a priest does not?
Quite a few, actually, but the two best known are: A Bishop can confirm and ordain. A priest cannot administer ordination and can only administer confirmation under certain circumstances with a Bishop's permission. Also, a Bishop is considered the primary exorcist, priests can only exorcise if they have been appointed by the Bishop.
Who confirms in Confirmation?
Any Catholic who has been validly baptized.
How is a Bishop different from a Priest?
A bishop is the next highest in the order of priesthood. A bishop holds much larger power and controls the diocese.Roman Catholic AnswerA Bishop is the fullness of Christ's priesthood. Priests only participate in the Bishop's priesthood, they are helpers who do not have the fullness or priesthood: they can not ordain, and, normally do not confirm, except with special permission, or at the Easter Vigil, and using the Oil that was consecrated by the Bishop.
How does the bishop relate to confirmation?
It is the role of the Bishop to confirm the young person, as it is the tradition going all the way back to the Apostles, For the Church Leaders to lay their hands on new members to give them the Holy Spirit.
Who is the minister of the sacrament of Confirmation and why?
The usual minister for Confirmation is the bishop. However, any priest can confirm with permission of the bishop. This is frequently the case for adult converts (RCIA) or people who have never been confirmed and are in danger of dying.
Who in the catholic church confirms?
If you mean who is the minister of the sacrament of Confirmation, that is reserved to the bishop. However, for those entering the church at Easter who have not yet received Holy Communion, then the bishop may delegate the pastor of the church to confirm
