Catechumens are individuals who are preparing for baptism and initiation into the Christian faith, particularly in the Catholic Church. They are not priests or deacons; rather, they are typically laypeople undergoing spiritual formation. Once they are baptized, they may later pursue ordination if they feel called to become a priest or deacon, but catechumens themselves do not hold any ordained ministry.
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Holy Orders
In most Churches that have the threefold order (deacons, priests and bishops), like the Roman Catholic Church and the Anglican Churches, most deacons are ordained priests after one year being a deacon. However, some elect to remain as permanent deacons as this is where they believe their calling lies. Also, in the Roman Catholic Church married men are allowed to become deacons but are not, as yet, allowed to become priests (although some Catholic priests are now married - such as married Anglican priests who have moved to the Roman Catholic Church)> therefore, for married men the diaconate is the only order open to them and they remain deacons permanently.
Deacons, priests, bishops, monks, friars, brothers.
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All catholic deacons, priests, and bishops receive the sacrament of holy orders.
I assume you are meaning the clergy here, if so the following is a rough guide. (In reverse order, with top at the bottom.) Deacons | Priests | >- - - Monsignors - - - Arch-Deacons - - - (some) Arch-Priests Bishops | Arch-Bishops | Cardinals | The Pope
There are three of them, in English they are called: Sacred Chrism, Oil of Catechumens Oil of the Sick
Priests, Deacons, Bishops, Cardinals, Monsignor's, the Pope, are all members of the Catholic clergy.
Bishops, priests, and deacons in good standing with the Cathoiic Church
Roman Catholic AnswerA bishop has many assistants: all of his priests and deacons in the diocese are his assistants.
Like all confessions, prisoner confessions can only be heard by a priest