Unit 8 Vocabulary

Question 1

A bishop of the highest rank, generally the bishop of an archdiocese.

Answer 1

Archbishop

Question 2

A consecrated successor to the Apostles, usually given charge of the pastoral and catechetical care of a particular jurisdiction, or diocese

Answer 2

Bishop

Question 3

A community of the Christian faithful in communion of faith and Sacraments with their bishop ordained in apostolic succession

Answer 3

Diocese

Question 4

A bishop or archbishop who has been selected by a Pope to become part of the College of Cardinals and thus an adviser.

Answer 4

Cardinal

Question 5

A man who is ordained to assist the mission of the Church

Answer 5

Deacon

Question 6

A member of the order of presbyters

Answer 6

Priest

Question 7

The main purpose of a this person is to serve as a papal elector. Some lead archdioceses; others serve in the administration at the Vatican.

Answer 7

Cardinal

Question 8

The official church of the local bishop, his seat of authority, usually located in the city from which the diocese takes its name.

Answer 8

Cathedral

Question 9

The faithful of the Church who have received the Sacrament of Holy Orders; that is, bishops, priests, and deacons.

Answer 9

Clergy

Question 10

The definitive Revelation of Christ given to the Apostles and, through them, to the entire Church as Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition

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Deposit of Faith

Question 11

This term is professed in the Apostles’ Creed, where it has also been interpreted to refer to unity in the “holy things,” especially the unity of faith and charity achieved through participation in the Eucharist.

Answer 11

Communion of Saints

Question 12

Assists the Pope in promoting and safeguarding the teachings of the Catholic Church in matters of Faith and morals

Answer 12

Congregation for the Doctrine of Faith

Question 13

This term refers to someone who is called to teach, sanctify, and govern the faithful of his own diocese, and also to work together in caring for the worldwide Church.

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Bishop

Question 14

Also called a “particular church.”

Answer 14

Diocese

Question 15

A permanent state of life recognized by the Church, entered into freely in response to the call of Christ to perfection, and characterized by the profession of the evangelical counsels of poverty, chastity, and obedience.

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Consecrated Life

Question 16

The office of bishop in the Catholic Church

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Episcopacy

Question 17

From the Greek for “helper.”

Answer 17

Deacon

Question 18

Men who are preparing for ordination to the priesthood

Answer 18

Transitional Deacons

Question 19

Mature men, married or unmarried, who are ordained deacons in a permanent capacity

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Permanent Deacons

Question 20

The heritage of faith handed on in the Church from the time of the Apostles, from which the Magisterium draws all that it proposes for belief as being divinely revealed.

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Deposit of Faith

Question 21

The territory and the churches under a bishop’s authority

Answer 21

Diocese

Question 22

Handles matters regarding the canonization of servants of God to the sainthood

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Congregation for the Causes of Saints

Question 23

The unity in Christ of all the redeemed, those on earth and those who have died: the Church Triumphant, the Church Militant, and the Church Suffering.

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Communion of Saints

Question 24

This term refers to someone who possess a certain, albeit imperfect, communion with the Catholic Church.

Answer 24

Separated Brethren

Question 25

From the Greek episkopos ("overseer"), from which also is derived the word "bishop."

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Episcopacy

Question 26

The teaching office of all the bishops gathered with the Pope, as happens in an Ecumenical Council, or the Pope alone speaking ex cathedra in an exercise of infallibility.

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Extraordinary Magisterium

Question 27

Coordinates the missionary work of the Catholic Church throughout the world

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Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples

Question 28

The obligation of the faithful to accept and believe in the authoritative and infallible teachings of the Magisterium.

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Obedience of Faith

Question 29

The teaching office of the bishops in their own dioceses, teaching the same doctrine with moral unanimity, or that of the Pope for the whole Church.

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Ordinary Magisterium

Question 30

In the East, it is often called an eparchy.

Answer 30

Diocese

Question 31

Promotes and coordinates the apostolate of the laity

Answer 31

Pontifical Council for the Laity

Question 32

Greek word for this term is "presbyteros" (“elder”)

Answer 32

Priest

Question 33

Those who are properly baptized and known by the name Christian, but who do not profess the entirety of the Catholic Faith or have not preserved unity with the Pope.

Answer 33

Separated Brethren

Question 34

This baptized and confirmed male is ordained to be a co-worker with his bishop, to preside at public liturgies in his stead, and otherwise to assist the bishop in priestly service to the People of God.

Answer 34

Priest