No, there is a dictinction between the two, cardinal is much higher up, perhaps he is an archbishop but generally that would be well know
George Cardinal Pell.
Levels of progression: Deacon, Priest, Bishop, Arch Bishop, Cardinal, Pope A deacon is not a priest everyone else is.
yeah but they have to earn that rank Deacon is the lowest Priest Bishop Arch Bishop Cardinal Pope is the highest
The archbishop is a person like the pope but two steps down and the Bishop himself the arch bishop is one step down and when the Bishop dies the Arch bishop becomes the Bishop
a bishop is the leader of a diocese which may include all churches in a diocese an arch bishop is the same but if his diocese has a major city then he is called arch bishop . in simple terms a bishop is an executive in charge of a division of the church as is an archbishop. once a bishop is made a cardinal the change isunbeivable as his duties increase that often he is called to rome for discussion with other cardinals and the Pope
Under Western Canon Law a Bishop would only answer to a Cardinal: 1) if the Bishop is an auxiliary bishop and that bishop's ordinary happens to be a Cardinal (e.g., when Bishop Fulton Sheen was auxiliary Bishop of New York he answered to His Eminence Francis Cardinal Spellman, Cardinal Archbishop of new York) 2) if the Bishop is dealing with any Cardinal in the Roman Curia in an office that has authority over him (e.g., if a Bishop is dealing with the Congregation of Bishops)
Roman Catholic AnswerNormally, a Cardinal, as such, as no power over a Bishop. They are both Bishops. The only thing that distinguishes a Cardinal from an ordinary Bishop is that a Cardinal can elect the new Pope.
A bishop is in charge of a diocese A cardinal is usually an archbishop in charge of an archdiocese.
cardinal
Cardinal Bishop,Cardinal Priest,Cardinal Deacon
He was never ordained as a bishop. he was consecrated as an archbishop on May 28, 1977, and elevated to cardinal a month later. He never served as a bishop.
No, Cardinals are not a rank in the Church. The Bishop of an Archdiocese is an styled an Archbishop. A Cardinal is *usually* a bishop (or made one after he is chosen Cardinal), and some Cardinals are Archbishops of Archdioceses but hardly all of them. Cardinal simply means a Bishop who has been chosen to elect the next Pope.