Hierarchy, Etc. Flashcards
Who is the head of a diocese?
Bishop
Who is the Bishop of Rome?
The Pope
In what city does the Pope reside?
Rome/Vatican City
What do we call the Bishop’s staff?
Crosier
What do we call a Papal letter to all the faithful?
Encyclical
What is the Mystical Body of Christ?
Church
Pentecost is known as whose birthday?
The Church
What do we call the congregation of baptized persons?
The Church
Who is the bride of Christ?
The Church
Of what is Mary the best image?
Th Church
In 1891 he wrote the encyclical Rerum Novarum which upheld the dignity of workers.
Leo XIII
In 1961 this Pope wrote an encyclical called Peace on Earth.
Pope John XXIII
This Pope declared 2000 a jubilee year.
John Paul II
This Pope was first given the keys of the kingdom.
Pope Peter
This Pope visited mission countries. In 1966 he wrote about poverty in the Third World countries.
Pope Paul VI
What do we call a special meeting of bishops?
Conference
What do we call bishops that elect the Pope
College of Cardinals
What do we call an honorary title given to some priests for distinguished service?
Monsignor
What do we call the home of the Pope in Rome?
Vatican
What do we call the ordered grades of ordained persons in the Church?
Hierarchy
Which Council made decisions regarding Gentile converts?
Jeruselum
Which Council affirmed that Mary is the Mother of God?
Ephisus
Which Council reformed the Church after the Protestant Reformation?
Trent
Which Council was begun in 1869 by Pope Pius IX?
Vatican I
