Major orders
term major for some centuries applied in the Roman Catholic Church
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Major orders
Summary
Key Facts
- Major orders is a type of The sacrament of Holy Orders in the Catholic Church[1].
- Major orders comprises diaconal ordination[2].
- Major orders comprises priestly ordination in the Roman rite[3].
- Major orders comprises episcopal consecration in the Roman rite[4].
- Major orders's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Major orders in the Catholic Church[5].
- Major orders's next lower rank is recorded as minor orders[6].
Body
Definition and Type
Major orders is a type of The sacrament of Holy Orders in the Catholic Church[1].
Use and Application
Components include diaconal ordination[2]; priestly ordination in the Roman rite[3], a Catholic liturgical rite[7]; and episcopal consecration in the Roman rite[4], a Catholic liturgical rite[8].