Bishops in the Catholic Church

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/pope-emeritus

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the sacramental status?Hold the fullness of the sacrament of holy orders
2. What is the jurisdictional units?Govern dioceses (Latin Church) or eparchies (Eastern Catholic Churches)
3. What is a bishop in the Catholic Church?A bishop is a special leader who helps guide a church family. They teach, govern, and celebrate the sacraments for their community.
4. How does someone become a bishop?A person is chosen and ordained by following strict rules. They must show deep faith and good character, and they are given the sacrament of holy orders by laying on of hands.

Episcopacy: The office or position of a bishop, considered the highest order of ordained ministry in the Catholic Church.
Apostolic Succession: The theological doctrine asserting the uninterrupted transmission of spiritual authority from the apostles to the current bishops.
Collegiality: The principle that bishops, as successors to the apostles, share in a collective responsibility for the governance and well-being of the universal Church.
Holy Orders: A sacrament of the Catholic Church through which men are ordained as deacons, priests, or bishops.