Catholic bishop
Mitered church authority
A Catholic bishop is a senior clergyman in the Roman Catholic Church who oversees a diocese—a regional administrative district containing multiple parishes.
Bishops hold authority to ordain priests, administer confirmation, and govern church affairs within their territory.
They wear distinctive vestments including a mitre (pointed hat) and carry a crozier (hooked staff).
The Catholic bishop addressed the congregation at the cathedral.
- mitrePointed clerical headwear
- ringClosed curve shape
- robeLong loose outer garment
- ordinationClergy appointment ceremony
- homilyReligious discourse on scripture
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Catholic bishopparish priest
Local church leader
deacon · seminarian · altar server · Pope · catechumen
Catholic bishopProtestant minister
Clergy in Reformed tradition
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Non-specialist or unordained person
apostate · laywoman · congregant · parishioner · lapsed Catholic
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