A village priest has no real power beyond his little bit of his church. A bishop has much more power over the priest, but not as much as a cardinal. To put it in a business way. The priest is the worker, the bishop is a manager, the cardinal is a Vice president of the company, and the Pope is the CEO.
A priest is the second Order of the ordained ministry, between Bishop and deacon. An abbot is head of a monastery, he may or may not be a priest.
Saint Patrick was a bishop. He is recognized as the patron saint of Ireland and is credited with bringing Christianity to the country.
A Bishop has already been a priest, or a deacon. Or at least had The Holy Orders.
It is an ecclesiastical rank evidentally between Priest and Bishop and probably below Monsignor- who is in effect a senior Priest of a parish. There is a huge gap between Priest and Monsignor- and Bishop. a Bishop is in charge of a diocese- usually a large metropolitan area- Like the Archdiocese of Newark, in which Jersey City belongs. The canons may have been ecclesiastical lawyers- something like JAG men, as the canon law is the law of the church, they would rank between Priest and Bishop, possibly below monsignor. a Mnor canon would be a lower-ranking one.
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Priest, deacon or bishop. However, only a priest or bishop can consecrate the Eucharist.
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.
Only a bishop can ordain.
they were the head priest of a city.
The bishop of the diocese is the superior of a diocesan priest.
PRIEST! all the way