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    The Catholic Church hierarchy has different levels of leadership including the Pope, cardinals, archbishops, bishops, priests and deacons. Each level has specific responsibilities for overseeing functions and representing believers as outlined in Canon Law.

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    The Catholic Church hierarchy has different levels of leadership including the Pope, cardinals, archbishops, bishops, priests and deacons. Each level has specific responsibilities for overseeing functions and representing believers as outlined in Canon Law.

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    The Catholic Church hierarchy has different levels of leadership including the Pope, cardinals, archbishops, bishops, priests and deacons. Each level has specific responsibilities for overseeing functions and representing believers as outlined in Canon Law.

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    Catholic Church hierarchy

    The hierarchy within the body exercising authority in the Catholic Church is stipulated in the
    Canon Law of the Catholic Church. The Roman Catholic Church is led by the pope, who
    oversees the entire welfare of the church with the help of other leaders of the Church. The
    members of the administration of Catholic Church are the pope, cardinals, archbishops, bishops,
    priests and deacons. Every individual at each hierarchy level is assigned with overseeing specific
    functions of the church and has to coordinate with other leaders of the church to lead the
    Catholic believers they are representing.

    The Pope
    The Pope is the head of the Catholic Church and he is based at the Vatican. The pope is
    responsible for the general leadership of the church. However as well as being the head of the
    Catholic Church, he is also the head of the Vatican; which is an independent state within the city
    of Rome, Italy. The pope also makes numerous appointments of persons who occupy various
    administrative and religious offices both in Vatican and representing the Church in different
    parts of the world.

    The Cardinals
    The cardinals are appointed by the pope. They are situated in different parts of the world and
    they represent the pope and the Roman Catholic Church as a whole. The body encompassing all
    cardinals is the College of Cardinals, whose main responsibility involves advising the pope and
    electing a new pope in case the pope resigns or dies. When the position of the pope falls vacant,
    the cardinals assemble at the Vatican for the conclave elections which leads to electing a new
    pope. The successor of the outgoing pope comes from the cardinals. Cardinals are also referred
    to as the princes of the Church and not all cardinals are bishops.

    Archbishops
    An archbishop is simply a bishop of a main or metropolitan diocese or an archdiocese. A
    cardinal can also concurrently hold the title of an archbishop.

    Bishops
    A bishop is ordained to his station, just like a priest. The bishop is the teacher of church doctrine,
    a priest of sacred worship and a minister of church government. A typical role of a bishop is to
    provide pastoral governance for a diocese and represent the Church. The pope himself is a bishop
    and that is why he uses the title “Venerable Brother” when addressing formally another bishop.
    Priests
    A priest is an ordained minister who is responsible for administering most of the sacraments,
    including the Eucharist, baptism and marriage. A priest can belong to a specific religious order
    or be committed to serving a certain congregation.

    Deacons
    There are two types of deacons. A transitional deacon is a seminarian who is studying for the
    priesthood while a permanent deacon is a deacon who can get married and assists a priest by
    performing some of the sacraments.

    The responsibility of every member of the hierarchy of the Catholic Church is stated in the
    Canon Law of the Roman Catholic Church and the Church’s constitution.

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