answersLogoWhite

0

No. Deacons are authorized to perform fewer functions than a priest, and can be married.

User Avatar

Wiki User

11y ago

What else can I help you with?

Related Questions

What is the difference between a transitory deacon and a permanent deacon?

A transitory deacon is a person who will be ordained a priest. All priest are first ordained as deacons. A permanent deacon is a person who will remain a deacon for life, unless at some future date he decides to become a priest and is ordained to that order as well.


What part in the Catholic faith is a senior cardinal deacon?

Levels of progression: Deacon, Priest, Bishop, Arch Bishop, Cardinal, Pope A deacon is not a priest everyone else is.


What is an under priest called?

a deacon


What does deacon mean?

The term deacon comes from the Greek word "diaconos" which means a servant. However, in the Christian Church, the term is mainly used to describe a man who is training to become a priest, and is the first 'order' of clergy before being made a priest, but he can also remain a deacon without later becoming a priest. The three levels or 'orders' of ordination are deacon, priest, and bishop. In most cases, a deacon acts as an assistant to a priest.


Who can minister the sacraments?

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


Was St. Francis of Assisi a priest?

St. Francis was a friar - a brother. He was was not a priest. However, he was eventually ordained as a deacon.


In the Christian Church who is the person who assists a priest?

Acolyte or deacon or altar server


Who says the gospel priest or deacon?

Both can, deacon is still ordained just a lower rank so if both present appropriate for priest unless he defers


Why does a deacon not lay his hands on the altar during veneration and a priest does?

The deacon and priest venerate the altar by kissing it. Whetherr or not they lay hands is up to them, and nothing forbids that for either priest or deacon. The rite only calls for the kiss; I suspect the "laying of hands" on the altar is more for support


What is the sacraments for the bishop priest or deacon?

Holy Orders.


What is the celebrant of baptism?

The celebrant of baptism is the person who administers the sacrament by pouring water. This is the priest or deacon. In cases of emergency only, anyone can baptize, if the person is not old enough to speak for themselves. But the usual celebrant is the priest or deacon or bishop.


Is a celebrant a Bishop priest or Deacon?

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.