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  2. Appointment of Catholic bishops - Wikipedia

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    If the consecration takes place within the diocese, he takes charge immediately. If it occurs elsewhere, a separate act is required, after the consecration, for taking possession of his new post. [16] Bringing the process to a conclusion requires much time, usually taking at least nine months, and it may on occasion take up to two years.

  3. Apostolic succession - Wikipedia

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    The Episcopal consecration of Deodatus; Claude Bassot [] (1580–1630). Apostolic succession is the method whereby the ministry of the Christian Church is considered by some Christian denominations to be derived from the apostles by a continuous succession, which has usually been associated with a claim that the succession is through a series of bishops. [1]

  4. Episcopal succession in the Anglican Catholic Church

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    Left to form the Holy Catholic Church Anglican Rite in 1997. Later joined ROCOR. 022 McNELEY, James Richard 002, 006, 008, 013, 014, 016, John C. Gramley January 25, 1992 [53] [54] Bishop of the Missionary Diocese of the Great Plains Left to form the Holy Catholic Church Anglican Rite in 1997 023 HAMLETT, Leslie * 002, 006, 013, 014, 016, 022

  5. Bishops in the Catholic Church - Wikipedia

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    The Catholic Church does recognize, as valid but illicit, ordinations done by some independent Catholic groups such as the Old Catholic Church of the Utrecht Union and the Polish National Catholic Church, so long as those receiving the ordination are baptized males and a valid rite of episcopal consecration—expressing the proper functions and ...

  6. Cardinal (Catholic Church) - Wikipedia

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    As a consequence of these two changes, canon 351 of the 1983 Code of Canon Law requires that a cardinal be at least in the order of priesthood at his appointment, and that those who are not already bishops must receive episcopal consecration.

  7. Consecrator - Wikipedia

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    Co-consecrators are not mere witnesses to the fact that the consecration has taken place; rather, by taking part in it, they make themselves responsible for its taking place. [ 6 ] [ 5 ] The consecrator and the two assistant bishops impose hands upon the head of the consecrandus saying " Accipe spiritum sanctum . " [ 7 ]

  8. Ordination - Wikipedia

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    Ordination of a Catholic deacon, 1520 AD: the bishop bestows vestments.. Ordination is the process by which individuals are consecrated, that is, set apart and elevated from the laity class to the clergy, who are thus then authorized (usually by the denominational hierarchy composed of other clergy) to perform various religious rites and ceremonies. [1]

  9. Consecration in Christianity - Wikipedia

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    The word consecration literally means "association with the sacred". Persons, places, or things can be consecrated, and the term is used in various ways by different groups. The origin of the word comes from the Latin stem consecrat, which means dedicated, devoted, and sacred. [1] A synonym for consecration is sanctification; its antonym is ...