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Each congregation operates as an autonomous or independent subdivision of the religious order, and is presided over by a superior with a title such as abbot general, arch-abbot, abbot president, president, abbot ordinary, provost general or superior general.
Protonotary Apostolic, the highest level, with the same dress as that of an Honorary Prelate, except that the non-obligatory purple silk cape known as a ferraiolo may also be worn. In December 2013, Pope Francis decided to make future grants of the title of Monsignor to priests not in the service of the Holy See only in the rank of Chaplain of ...
The lowest level council governs a single local church and is called the session or consistory; [10] its members are called elders. The minister of the church (sometimes referred to as a teaching elder ) is a member of and presides over the session; lay representatives ( ruling elders or, informally, just elders) are elected by the congregation.
Congregation of the Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy (Divine Mercy Sisters) O.L.M. Mother Teresa Eva Potocka: 1862 Congregation of the Sisters of St. Aloysius, India: O.S.L. Congregation of the Sisters of St. Elizabeth, India: C.S.S.E. Congregation of the Sisters of St. Felix of Cantalice (Felician Sisters) C.S.S.F. Sophia Truszkowska: 1855
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A middle judicatory is an administrative structure or organization found in religious denominations between the local congregation and the widest or highest national or international level. While the term originated in Presbyterianism , the term has been widely adopted by other Christian communions, including Anglican , Lutheran , Methodist ...
Other members who felt disrespected by Hoover's declining orders decided to get his attention again by instigating gang-related shootings toward the new GD's. [ 21 ] [ 22 ] Two noted shootings that related to the dispute between the two Disciple gangs was a drug-related shooting that killed some members of the Gangster Disciples and the 1991 ...
Every congregation was founded upon a church covenant, a written agreement signed by all members in which they agreed to uphold congregational principles, to be guided by sola scriptura in their decision making, and to submit to church discipline. The right of each congregation to elect its own officers and manage its own affairs was upheld ...