A senior Catholic prelate appointed by the pope; cardinals under 80 elect the new pope in conclave.
Cardinalii poartă roșu, culoarea care amintește de disponibilitatea de a-și da viața pentru credință. Printre cardinalii din România s-au numărat Iuliu Hossu (greco-catolic, mort în detenție comunistă) și Lucian Mureșan, întâistătătorul Bisericii Greco-Catolice.
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- Abbot, abbessThe head of a monastery.
- Archpriest (protopop)The priest who coordinates the parishes of an area (deanery) on behalf of the bishop.
- BishopThe spiritual leader of a diocese; ordains priests and consecrates churches.
- CantorThe person who sings the responses and hymns from the choir stall.
- DeaconThe first degree of ordained ministry; the deacon assists the priest, leads the petitions and reads the Gospel.
- EparchyThe territory led by a bishop, made up of deaneries and parishes; Catholics call it a diocese.