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  2. Ordination - Wikipedia

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    Ordination of a Catholic deacon, 1520 AD: the bishop bestows vestments.. Ordination is the process by which individuals are consecrated, that is, set apart and elevated from the laity class to the clergy, who are thus then authorized (usually by the denominational hierarchy composed of other clergy) to perform various religious rites and ceremonies. [1]

  3. Alexander Sample - Wikipedia

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    Sample was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Marquette by Bishop Mark Schmitt on June 1, 1990. [6] After his ordination, Sample had the following pastoral assignments in Michigan parishes: Parochial vicar of St. Peter Cathedral from 1990 to 1993; Pastor of St. George in Bark River; St. Michael in Perronville; Sacred Heart in Schaffer [7]

  4. List of religious titles and styles - Wikipedia

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    Pastor: Reverend: Elder: Some Presbyterian denominations distinguish between Teaching Elder (aka Minister of Word and Sacrament or Pastor) and Ruling Elder. Teaching Elders are ordained by the Presbytery and fill the role of pastor. Ruling Elders are ordained by the local church and serve on a board that leads the church. Deacon: Priestess

  5. Ordinal (liturgy) - Wikipedia

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    The 1662 prayer book would be the first to include the ordinal not only as a text bound with the prayer book but an integral part of a single comprehensive liturgical book. [ 12 ] : 3 Simultaneously, the formula for the ordination of priests was modified to explicitly tie the Holy Spirit 's descent on a presbyterial candidate to the imposition ...

  6. Holy orders - Wikipedia

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    The ordination of a deacon occurs after the Anaphora (Eucharistic Prayer) since his role is not in performing the Holy Mystery but consists only in serving; [11] the ceremony is much the same as at the ordination of a priest, but the deacon-elect is presented to the people and escorted to the holy doors by two sub-deacons (his peers, analogous ...

  7. Edwardine Ordinals - Wikipedia

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    Both prayer books were also largely prepared by Cranmer. The ordinals provided the basis for most Anglican ordination rites until the 20th century and contributed to the development of the Anglican priesthood from "sacerdotal" and "intercessory" into a "preaching, catechizing, and protestant ministry".

  8. Elder (Methodist) - Wikipedia

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    A United Methodist elder and deacon at a service of worship.. An elder, in many Methodist churches, is an ordained minister that has the responsibilities to preach and teach, preside at the celebration of the sacraments, administer the church through pastoral guidance, and lead the congregations under their care in service ministry to the world.

  9. Christian laying on of hands - Wikipedia

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    Laying on of hands Finnish Lutheran ordination in Oulu. In Christianity, the laying on of hands (Greek: cheirotonia – χειροτονία, literally, "laying-on of hands") is both a symbolic and formal method of invoking the Holy Spirit primarily during baptisms and confirmations, healing services, blessings, and ordination of priests, ministers, elders, deacons, and other church officers ...