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Christ’s Mission Continues in the Church
Terms and People to know for Pre-test and Exam: Unit 4
The Church as Sacrament of Salvation
 Apostolic Succession – the truth that Catholic
bishops today can trace their authority in a direct line
back to the Apostles, each bishop consecrated by
another bishop
 Basilica – a church given special recognition by the
Pope for historical and/or architectural importance
 Bishops – the successors of the Apostles who fulfill
their responsibilities as shepherds after the Apostles
died
 Cardinal – a bishop who has been selected by a
Pope to become part of the College of Cardinals and
thus an advisor; their main purpose is to serve as a
papal elector
 Cathedral – the official church of the local bishop, his
seat (“cathedra”) of authority
 Catholic – Greek: “on the whole” or “universal;” first
used by St. Ignatius of Antioch to describe the unity of
local churches under their local bishop
 Catholic Church – broadly, all the Churches that
profess the Nicaean Creed, narrowly, the Church
which possesses the fullness of Christ’s presence,
doctrine, sacramental life, and means of salvation
 Christian – “Christ” is Greek for “anointed;” first used
in Antioch to describe the disciples of Jesus Christ
 Church – Greek: “ekklesia” meaning assembly; the
entire assembly of the faithful People of God; more
specifically, particularly when spelled with a capital C,
it refers to the Catholic Church
 Clergy (Cleric) – members of the Church who have
received the Sacrament of Holy Orders: bishops,
priests, deacons, exclusively
 Communion – the unity of the faithful as one Body in
Christ; also refers to the reception of the Eucharist at
Holy Mass
 Conclave – a gathering of the world’s cardinals at the
Vatican for the purpose of electing a new Pope
 Crosier – a hooked staff carried by a bishop as a
symbol of his pastoral office
 Curia – the administrative unit of the Holy See which
assists the Pope in governing the Vatican City-State
 Deacon – Greek: “servant” or “helper;” a man
ordained to assist the mission of the Church;
transitional deacons are men preparing for ordination
to priesthood while permanent deacons do not aspire
to higher orders
 Deposit of Faith – Sacred Scripture and Sacred
Tradition taken together make up a single deposit of
the Word of God, a single gift of God to the Church
 Diocese – the territory of the churches under the local
bishop’s authority; in the Eastern churches it’s called
an eparchy
 Eastern Rite Churches – any group of Eastern
Christian churches who remained in union with the
Pope after the Great Schism in 1054
 Ecclesiastical – something related to the Church,
especially Church authority
 Ecumenical (Ecumenical Council) – Greek: “the
whole world;” Ecumenical councils bring bishops from
all over the world to discuss central issues of the
Church under the leadership of the Pope
 Episcopacy – Greek: “overseer;” the office of bishop
 Hierarchy – the order of teaching authority in the
Church given by Christ
 Holy See – Latin: “holy chair;” the seat of government
of the Church (Vatican City-State)
 Infallibility – immunity from error; a gift of the Holy
Spirit whereby the Magisterium can definitively
proclaim doctrine in faith or morals without error
 In persona Christi – Latin: “in the Person of Christ;”
refers to the fact that by virtue of Holy Orders the
ordained priest acts in the place of Christ
 Laying on of hands – an ancient sign of the conferral
of authority by the power of the Holy Spirit, whereby
the bishop lays his hands on the head of the one
receiving Holy Orders
 Magisterium – the ordinary and universal teaching
authority of the Pope and bishops in communion with
him
 Miter – a tall headdress worn by bishops as a symbol
of their office
 Nicaean Creed – other than the Apostles’ Creed, this
creed is the most universally accepted and recognized
statements of the Christian faith; first adopted in AD
325 at the Council of Nicaea
 Orthodox – Greek: “true, right, straight;” also Eastern
Orthodox Christians who split from the Pope as a
result of the Great Schism in 1054
 Papacy – the office or authority of the Pope
 Parish – a territorial district within a diocese which is
placed under the care of a priest
 Plenary Council – a council a council involving the
bishops of a particular nation
 Precepts of the Church – the rules or laws of the
Church which are considered binding on the faithful
(go to Mass on Sunday, receive Holy Communion
during the Easter Season, confess sins at least once a
year, observe days of fasting and abstinence, assist
with the needs of the Church)
 Presbyterate (presbyters) – the office of the priest in
the Catholic Church; the priesthood
 Priest – Greek: “elder;” a member of the order of
presbyters
 Pope – successor of St. Peter, the first bishop of
Rome; the head of the Church
 Pope John XXIII – formerly Angelo Roncalli, he
convened the Second Vatican Council in 1962
 Protestants – the churches that separated from the
Catholic Church after Martin Luther’s revolt in 1517
 Religion – Latin: “to bind fast” or “to hold together”
 Rite – liturgical customs or practices
 Roman Catholic Church – Christians who belong to
the Latin or Western Rite (as opposed to Eastern Rite
Catholics)
 Sacrament – a visible sign of an invisible grace; the
Church is a visible manifestation of Christ in the world
 St. Jerome – translated the Bible from its original
languages of Hebrew and Greek into Latin known as
the Vulgate
 Sanctity – the state or quality of being holy, sacred, or
saintly
 Separated brethren – those who are properly
baptized and known by the name Christian, but who
do not profess the entirety of the Catholic Faith and/or
are not in unity with the Pope
 Sola Scriptura – Latin: “by Scripture alone;” Martin
Luther’s teaching which holds that Sacred Scripture is
the sole infallible rule of faith and practice (excluding
Sacred Tradition or the Magisterium as sources of
authority)