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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;-&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;a93Fem &lt;/del&gt;, [url=http://&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;izfojbhmtmbm&lt;/del&gt;.com/]&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;izfojbhmtmbm&lt;/del&gt;[/&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;url&lt;/del&gt;], [&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;link&lt;/del&gt;=http://&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;xhtopieidlne&lt;/del&gt;.&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;com&lt;/del&gt;/]&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;xhtopieidlne&lt;/del&gt;[/&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;link&lt;/del&gt;], http://&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;tnvnczpmfbff&lt;/del&gt;.&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;com&lt;/del&gt;/&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;[[Image:Alencastre Window.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Pope Pius XI&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;depicted in this window at &lt;/ins&gt;[&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;[Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace]], [[Honolulu]], was ordinary of the universal Catholic Church and local ordinary of [[Rome]]. At the same time, Bishop [[Stephen Alencastre]], [[vicar apostolic|Apostolic Vicar]] of the [[Hawaiian Islands|Sandwich Islands]], was the local ordinary of [[Hawaii]].]]&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;In those hierarchically organised churches of [[Western Christianity]] which have an ecclesiastical law system, an '''ordinary''' is an officer of the church who by reason of office has '''ordinary power''' to [[executive (government)|execute]] the church's laws.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG1104/_PF.HTM#1.0.0.8.0.0.134 c. 134 &amp;amp;sect; 1], ''Code of Canon Law'', 1983&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;nbsp; The term comes from the [[Latin language|Latin]] word ''ordinarius''.&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;In [[Eastern Christianity]], a corresponding officer is called a '''hierarch''',&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.intratext.com/IXT/ENG1199/_PRC.HTM c. 984], ''Code of Canons of the Oriental Churches'', 1992&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; which comes from the [[Greek language|Greek]] word {{polytonic|ἱεράρχης}} (''hierarchēs'') meaning &amp;quot; president of sacred rites, high-priest&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0057%3Aentry%3Di%28era%2Frxhs ἱεράρχης],&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, ''A Greek-English Lexicon'', on Perseus Digital Library&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and that from &amp;quot;ἱερεύς&amp;quot; (''hiereus''), &amp;quot;priest&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0057%3Aentry%3Di%28ereu%2Fs ἱερεύς], Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, ''A Greek-English Lexicon'', on Perseus Digital Library&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; + &amp;quot;ἀρχή&amp;quot; (''archē''), amongst others &amp;quot;first place or power, rule&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0057%3Aentry%3Da%29rxh%2F ἀρχή], Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, ''A Greek-English Lexicon'', on Perseus Digital Library&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In common usage in the [[ECUSA|Episcopal Church]], an ordinary is a diocesan bishop.&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;The term is also employed within civic governance, notably in the US; the Ordinary role involves the discharge of certain, often legal or legally related, tasks falling to city or county authorities, such as licensing marriages and adjudicating claims against an authority.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|title=County Ordinary Career Information|&lt;/ins&gt;url=http://&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;www.mymajors&lt;/ins&gt;.com/&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;careers-and-jobs/County-Ordinary|work=MyMajors|publisher=mymajors.com}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;== Ordinary power ==&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;In [[canon law&lt;/ins&gt;]&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;], the power to govern the church is divided into the power to make laws (legislative), enforce the laws (executive), and to judge based on the law (judicial).&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;&lt;/ins&gt;[&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;http:&lt;/ins&gt;/&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;/www.vatican.va/archive/ENG1104/_PF.HTM#1.0.0.8.0.0.135 c. 135 &amp;amp;sect;1&lt;/ins&gt;], &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;''Code of Canon Law'', 1983&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;nbsp; A person exercises power to govern either because the person holds an office to which the law grants governing power or because someone with governing power has delegated it to the person.&amp;nbsp; Ordinary power is the former, while the latter is delegated power.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;''Id''. &lt;/ins&gt;[&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;http://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG1104/_PF.HTM#1.0.0.8.0.0.131 c. 131 &amp;amp;sect;1]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;nbsp; The office with ordinary power could possess the governing power itself (proper ordinary power) or instead it could have the ordinary power of agency, the inherent power to exercise someone else's power ([[vicar]]ious ordinary power).&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;''Id''. &amp;amp;sect; 2&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;The law vesting ordinary power could either be ecclesiastical law, i.e. the positive enactments that the church has established for itself, or divine law, i.e. the laws which the church believes were given to it by God.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;&amp;quot;[http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11284b.htm Ordinary],&amp;quot; ''The Catholic Encyclopedia''&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;nbsp; As an example of divinely instituted ordinaries, Roman Catholics believe that when [[Jesus]] established the Church he in turn established the [[episcopate]] and the [[Primacy of Simon Peter]] and endowed the offices with power to rule the Church.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;See ''[[Lumen gentium]]'' and ''[[Pastor aeternus]]''&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;nbsp; Thus, in the Roman Catholic Church, the office of successor of Simon Peter and the office of diocesan bishop possess their ordinary power even in the absence of positive enactments from the Church.&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Many officers possess ordinary power but, due to their lack of ordinary executive power, are not called ordinaries.&amp;nbsp; The best example of this phenomenon is the office of [[judicial vicar]], a.k.a. ''[[officialis]]''.&amp;nbsp; The judicial vicar only has authority through his office to exercise the diocesan bishop's power to judge cases.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG1104/_P5C.HTM#7.1.0.2.1.1.1419 c. 1420 &amp;amp;sect; 1], ''Code of Canon Law'' (1983)&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;nbsp; Though the vicar has vicarious ordinary judicial power, he is not an ordinary because he lacks ordinary executive power.&amp;nbsp; A [[vicar general]], however, has authority through his office to exercise the diocesan bishop's executive power.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;''Id''. [http://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG1104/_P1O.HTM#2.2.2.3.2.1.479 c. 479 &amp;amp;sect; 1]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;nbsp; He is therefore an ordinary because of this vicarious ordinary executive power.&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Local ordinaries exercise ordinary power and are ordinaries in [[particular church]]es.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;''Id''.[&lt;/ins&gt;http://&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;www&lt;/ins&gt;.&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;vatican.va&lt;/ins&gt;/&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;archive/ENG1104/_PF.HTM#1.0.0.8.0.0.134 c.134 &amp;amp;sect;&amp;amp;sect;1–2&lt;/ins&gt;]&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The following &lt;/ins&gt;[&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;[cleric]]s are local ordinaries:&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;*The Supreme Pontiff (the [[Pope]]) is a local ordinary for the whole [[Catholic Church]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|title=Canon 134, §1 and §2|url=http:&lt;/ins&gt;/&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;/www.vatican.va/archive/ENG1104/__P1D.HTM|publisher=Libreria Editrice Vaticana|work=1983 [[Canon law (Catholic Church)|Code of Canon Law&lt;/ins&gt;]&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;]|accessdate=21 August 2009}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/apost_constitutions/documents/hf_jp-ii_apc_19901018_codex-can-eccl-orient-1_lt.html Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;canons 43 and 45]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;*In [[Eastern Catholic Churches]], [[Patriarch]]s, [[major archbishop]]s, and [[metropolitan bishop|metropolitan]]s have ordinary power of governance for the whole territory of their respective autonomous particular churches.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[&lt;/ins&gt;http://&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;www&lt;/ins&gt;.&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;vatican.va&lt;/ins&gt;/&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;holy_father/john_paul_ii/apost_constitutions/documents/hf_jp-ii_apc_19901018_codex-can-eccl-orient-1_lt.html Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches, canons 78, 152 and 157]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;*[[diocese|Diocesan]]/[[eparchy|eparchial]] [[Bishop (Catholic Church)|bishop]]s/[[eparchy|eparchs]]&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;*Other [[prelate]]s who head, even if only temporarily, a [[particular church]] or a community equivalent to it. Canon 368 of the ''Code of Canon Law'' lists five Latin-Rite jurisdictional areas that are considered equivalent to a diocese.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG1104/_P1C.HTM#2.2.2.1.1.0.368 Code of Canon Law, canon 368]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; These are headed by:&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;**A [[territorial prelature|Territorial Prelate]], formerly called a Prelate ''nullius dioceseos'' (of no diocese), in charge of a geographical area that has not yet been raised to the level of diocese&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;**A [[territorial abbey|Territorial Abbot]], in charge of an area, which in mission countries can be quite vast, associated with an abbey&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;**A [[apostolic vicar|Vicar Apostolic]] (normally a bishop of a titular see), in charge of an apostolic vicariate, usually in a mission country, not yet ready to be made a diocese&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;**A [[apostolic prefecture|Prefect Apostolic]] (usually not a bishop), in charge of an apostolic prefecture, not yet ready to be made an apostolic vicariate&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;**A [[apostolic administrator|Permanent Apostolic Administrator]], in charge of a geographical area that for serious reasons cannot be made a diocese.&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;*To these may be added:&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;**An [[Exarch#Modern Eastern Catholic churches|Apostolic Exarch]] (normally a bishop of a titular see), in charge of an apostolic exarchate—not yet ready to be made an eparchy—for the faithful of an [[Eastern Catholic Church]] in an area that is situated outside the home territory of that Eastern Church.&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;**A [[military ordinariate|Military Ordinary]]&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;**A [[Personal Prelate]], in charge of a group of persons without regard to geography: the only personal prelature existing is that of [[Opus Dei]].&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;**An [[Apostolic Administrator]] of a Personal Apostolic Administration: only one exists, the [[Personal Apostolic Administration of Saint John Mary Vianney]]&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;**An Ordinary of a [[personal ordinariate]] for former Anglicans&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/apost_constitutions/documents/hf_ben-xvi_apc_20091104_anglicanorum-coetibus_en.html Apostolic Constitution ''Anglicanorum coetibus'' of 4 November 2009]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;**A Superior of an [[mission sui iuris|autonomous mission]]&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;*Of somewhat similar standing is the [[Diocesan Administrator]] (formerly called a Vicar Capitular) elected to govern a diocese during a vacancy. Apart from certain limitations of nature and law, he has, on a caretaker basis, the same obligations and powers as a Diocesan Bishop. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG1104/__P1H.HTM Code of Canon Law, canons 427-429]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Occasionally an [[Apostolic Administrator]] is appointed by the Holy See to run a vacant diocese, or even a diocese whose bishop is incapacitated or otherwise impeded.&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Also classified as local ordinaries, although they do not head a particular church or equivalent community are:&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;*[[vicar general|Vicars general]] and [[Protosyncellus|protosyncelli]]&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;*[[vicar general|Episcopal vicars]] and [[Protosyncellus|syncelli]]&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;===Ordinaries who are not local ordinaries===&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Major superiors of [[religious institute]]s (including [[abbot]]s) and of [[society of apostolic life|societies of apostolic life]] are ordinaries of their respective memberships, but not local ordinaries.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG1104/_PF.HTM#1.0.0.8.0.0.134 Code of Canon Law, canon 134]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;==Orthodox Christianity==&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;In the Orthodox Church, a hierarch (ruling bishop) holds uncontested authority within the boundaries of his own [[diocese]]; no other bishop may perform any [[sacerdotal]] functions without the ruling bishop's express invitation.&amp;nbsp; The violation of this rule is called ''eispēdēsis'' ([[Greek language|Greek]]: εἰσπήδησις, &amp;quot;trespassing&amp;quot;, literally &amp;quot;jumping in&amp;quot;), and is uncanonical.&amp;nbsp; Ultimately, all bishops in the Church are equal, regardless of any title they may enjoy ([[Patriarch]], [[Metropolitan bishop|Metropolitan]], [[Archbishop]], etc.). The role of the bishop in the Orthodox Church is both hierarchical and sacramental.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Citation|last = Ware|first = Timothy|author-link = Timothy Ware|title = The Orthodox Church|place = London|publisher = Penguin Books|year = 1964|page =21|isbn = 0-14-020592-6}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;This pattern of governance dates back to the earliest centuries of Christianity, as witnessed by the writings of [[Ignatius of Antioch]] (ca. 100 AD): &amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;The bishop in each Church presides in the place of God.... Let no one do any of the things which concern the Church without the bishop.... Wherever the bishop appears, there let the people be, just as wherever Jesus Christ is, there is the [[Catholic|Catholic Church]].&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&amp;nbsp; And it is the bishop's primary and distinctive task to celebrate the [[Eucharist]], &amp;quot;the medicine of immortality.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;''Ibid.''&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Ignatius of Antioch, ''Epistle to the Magnesians'', VI:1; ''Epistle to the Smyrneans'', VIII:1 and 2; ''Epistle to the Ephesians'', XX:2.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Saint [[Cyprian of Carthage]] (258 AD) wrote:&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;The episcopate is a single whole, in which each bishop enjoys full possession. So is the Church a single whole, though it spreads far and wide into a multitude&amp;nbsp; of churches and its fertility increases.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Cyprian of Carthage, ''On the Unity of the Church'', V.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt; [[Timothy Ware|Bishop Kallistos (Ware)]] wrote: &amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;There are many churches, but only One Church; many ''episcopi'' but only one episcopate.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Ware, ''op. cit., p. 22&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;In Orthodox Christianity, the church is not seen as a monolithic, centralized institution, but rather as existing in its fullness in each local body. The church is defined Eucharistically: &amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;in each particular community gathered around its bishop; and at every local celebration of the Eucharist it is the ''whole'' Christ who is present, not just a part of Him. Therefore, each local community, as it celebrates the Eucharist ... is the church in its fullness.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Ware, ''op. cit.'', p. 21&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt; This is not to say that the Orthodox Church has a [[Congregationalist polity]]; on the contrary, the local priest functions as the &amp;quot;hands&amp;quot; of the bishop, and must receive from the bishop an [[antimension]] and [[chrism]] before he is permitted to celebrate any of the [[Sacred Mysteries]] (sacraments) within the diocese.&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;An Orthodox bishop's authority comes from his election and [[consecration]]. He is, however, subject to the [[Canon Law|Sacred Canons]] of the Orthodox Church, and answers to the [[Synod of Bishops]] to which he belongs.&amp;nbsp; In case an Orthodox bishop is overruled by his local synod, he retains the right of [[appeal]] ([[Greek language|Greek]]: Ἔκκλητον, ''Ékklēton'') to his ecclesiastical superior (e.g. a Patriarch) and his synod.&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;==See also==&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;*[[Military ordinariate]]&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;==References==&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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