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What equipment do bishops have?
They have miters and crosiers.
What do cardinals wear on their head?
Cardinals, as well as bishops and the pope, wear a zucchetto or skull cap.
What is the name of the bishop's red hat?
The box-like caps are called biretta ( singular birettum) Bishops wear purple ones. Cardinals wear red. There is a red brimmed hat the cardinals may wear called a galero. The skullcap worn by bishops, cardinals and the pope is called a zucchetto.
What is the name of Catholic priest's skullcap?
Priests rarely wear the zucchetto, or skull cap. It is primarily worn by bishops, archbishops, cardinals and the pope. Each being distinguished by the color - bishops and archbishops wear violet, cardinals red and the pope white. A priest would wear black.
Why did Saint Nicholas wear red?
St. Nicholas was a bishop and red was the color of bishops at the time. Today, red is the color of cardinals and violet the color of bishops.
Do the bishops select the pope?
Yes and no. All cardinals are bishops and all cardinals under age 80 are eligible to vote in the conclave. However, not all bishops are cardinals.
What is the College of Bishops?
There is a college of cardinals but not a college of bishops.
Why do some cardinals were red and others purple?
The ones wearing purple are not cardinals, they are bishops.
What do you call the bishops that elect the pope?
Bishops that elect the pope are called cardinals.
Why do Catholic cardinals wear a yarmulke?
Cardinals or bishops do not wear a yarmulke, they wear a zucchetto, which is similar head cover. The color distinguishes the rank: black (rarely worn) is for priests, violet for bishops, red for cardinals and white for the pope. Some say it originated during the Middle Ages when churches had no heat. Many of the clergy worn a tonsure - the top of their head was shaven. The zucchetto help keep their head warm in the winter.
Who wears a zucchetto?
A zucchetto is a small, skullcap worn by clergy in the Roman Catholic Church, particularly by bishops, cardinals, and the pope. The color of the zucchetto varies by rank: bishops wear purple, cardinals wear red, and the pope wears white. It is typically worn during liturgical functions and signifies the wearer's clerical status.
Who are bishops that elect the pope?
Cardinals elect Popes, but they are not necessarily bishops.
