Major orders

term major for some centuries applied in the Roman Catholic Church
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Major orders

Summary

Major orders is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[1]

Key Facts

  • Major orders is a type of The sacrament of Holy Orders in the Catholic Church[2].
  • Major orders comprises diaconal ordination[3].
  • Major orders comprises priestly ordination in the Roman rite[4].
  • Major orders comprises episcopal consecration in the Roman rite[5].
  • Major orders's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Major orders in the Catholic Church[6].
  • Major orders's next lower rank is recorded as minor orders[7].

Body

Definition and Type

Major orders is a type of The sacrament of Holy Orders in the Catholic Church[2].

Use and Application

Components include diaconal ordination[3]; priestly ordination in the Roman rite[4], a Catholic liturgical rite[8]; and episcopal consecration in the Roman rite[5], a Catholic liturgical rite[9].

Why It Matters

Major orders is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[1]

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  1. 22d ago · Charp238 · 2026-09-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:Major orders in the Catholic Church
    Next lower rank → minor orders
    Has part(s) → diaconal ordination, priestly ordination in the Roman rite, episcopal consecration in the Roman rite
    Imported from → —
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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