Unit 8 Vocabulary Flashcards
A bishop of the highest rank, generally the bishop of an archdiocese.
Archbishop
A consecrated successor to the Apostles, usually given charge of the pastoral and catechetical care of a particular jurisdiction, or diocese
Bishop
A community of the Christian faithful in communion of faith and Sacraments with their bishop ordained in apostolic succession
Diocese
A bishop or archbishop who has been selected by a Pope to become part of the College of Cardinals and thus an adviser.
Cardinal
A man who is ordained to assist the mission of the Church
Deacon
A member of the order of presbyters
Priest
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.
Cardinal
The official church of the local bishop, his seat of authority, usually located in the city from which the diocese takes its name.
Cathedral
The faithful of the Church who have received the Sacrament of Holy Orders; that is, bishops, priests, and deacons.
Clergy
The definitive Revelation of Christ given to the Apostles and, through them, to the entire Church as Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition
Deposit of Faith
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.
Communion of Saints
Assists the Pope in promoting and safeguarding the teachings of the Catholic Church in matters of Faith and morals
Congregation for the Doctrine of Faith
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.
Bishop
Also called a “particular church.”
Diocese
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.
Consecrated Life
The office of bishop in the Catholic Church
Episcopacy
From the Greek for “helper.”
Deacon
Men who are preparing for ordination to the priesthood
Transitional Deacons
Mature men, married or unmarried, who are ordained deacons in a permanent capacity
Permanent Deacons
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.
Deposit of Faith
The territory and the churches under a bishop’s authority
Diocese
Handles matters regarding the canonization of servants of God to the sainthood
Congregation for the Causes of Saints
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.
Communion of Saints
This term refers to someone who possess a certain, albeit imperfect, communion with the Catholic Church.
Separated Brethren
From the Greek episkopos (“overseer”), from which also is derived the word “bishop.”
Episcopacy
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.
Extraordinary Magisterium
Coordinates the missionary work of the Catholic Church throughout the world
Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples
The obligation of the faithful to accept and believe in the authoritative and infallible teachings of the Magisterium.
Obedience of Faith
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.
Ordinary Magisterium
In the East, it is often called an eparchy.
Diocese
Promotes and coordinates the apostolate of the laity
Pontifical Council for the Laity
Greek word for this term is “presbyteros” (“elder”)
Priest
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.
Separated Brethren
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.
Priest
