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Pages in category "Local Christian church officials" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C.
The pope is the supreme leader of these churches, and also, the head of the universal college of bishops. Each autonomous church has its own patriarch or other presiding bishop: Coptic Catholic Church: Patriarch Ibrahim Isaac Sidrak; Melkite Greek-Catholic Church: Patriarch Youssef Absi; Maronite Church: Patriarch Bechara Boutros al-Rahi
Some churches in the United States Pastor: Reverend: Elder: Some Presbyterian denominations distinguish between Teaching Elder (aka Minister of Word and Sacrament or Pastor) and Ruling Elder. Teaching Elders are ordained by the Presbytery and fill the role of pastor. Ruling Elders are ordained by the local church and serve on a board that leads ...
The body of officials that assist the Pope in governance of the church as a whole is known as the Roman curia. The term "Holy See" (i.e. of Rome) is generally used only of the Pope and the curia, because the Code of Canon Law , which concerns governance of the Latin Church as a whole and not internal affairs of the see (diocese) of Rome itself ...
It remains the case that, if a patriarch is also made a cardinal in the Latin Church, he is created at the rank of cardinal-bishop, without a named see, but retains his place of precedence. From the 1917 Code of Canon Law until the motu proprio of Paul VI in 1965, cardinals of all ranks took precedence over patriarchs.
Local Christian church officials (20 P) M. Methodist ecclesiastical offices (9 C, 11 P) P. Primates (bishops) (7 C, 2 P) Pages in category "Ecclesiastical titles"
The officials are being examined by the Church’s safeguarding team after they were named in a damning report as having knowledge of John Smyth KC’s “abhorrent abuse” of children and young men.
The titles listed below are only used in the most formal occasions by media or official correspondence, save for the simpler forms of address. Post-nominals that indicate academic degree or membership in a religious order are usually included. The Pope is always titled "Ang Kanyáng Kabanalan" (Filipino for "His Holiness").