Holy orders in the Catholic Church

The Sacrament of Holy Orders in the Catholic Church includes three orders: bishop, priest, and deacon.

In the phrase “Holy Orders”, the word “holy” means “set apart for some purpose.” The word “order” means a hierarchy or way of organizing people.

Holy Orders In The Catholic Church Media

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  Priests lay their hands on the ordinands during a Catholic rite of ordination.

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  Group photograph of an Irish family marking the ordination of a Fr. Burke in 1926

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  Romanian Greek Catholic priest from Romania with his family.