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A bishop is in charge of a diocese

A cardinal is usually an archbishop in charge of an archdiocese.

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Who is higher a bishop or a pope?

There are three orders of Cardinals: Cardinal Bishops Cardinal Priests Cardinal Deacons There are no Cardinal Archbishops but there are archbishops who are cardinals.


Do Bishops of the Catholic Faith answer to a Cardinal?

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)


How much power does a Cardinal have over a Bishop?

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.


What is the odd one out queen pawn king bishop cardinal castle?

cardinal


What are the 3 levels of cardinals What does each level do?

Cardinal Bishop,Cardinal Priest,Cardinal Deacon


When did Pope Benedict become the cardinal bishop?

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.


Does every archdiocese have its own cardinal?

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.


Can a catholic deacon become a cardinal?

No, in order to become a Cardinal you need to be priest or bishop


Who comes next after the bishop?

The position of cardinal is not an order to which one can be ordained; rather, a cardinal is simply an elector of the pope and the title is an honorific office in the Church independent of the priesthood. "cardinal" is the next order after "bishop"


Who is th bishop of the archdiocese of Chicago?

The Bishop of the Archdiocese of Chicago is Cardinal Francis George.


Can a married catholic deacon become cardinal?

No, in order to become a Cardinal you need to be priest or bishop


What is the bishop in charge of?

The bishop is in charge, f the churches in his diocese.