The hierarchy of the Catholic Church consists of its bishops, priests, and deacons. In the ecclesiological sense of the term, "hierarchy" strictly means the "holy ordering" of the church, the Body of
Sviatoslav Shevchuk, the Major Archbishop of Kyiv–Galicia since 2011
A cardinal (second from right) and bishops
Archbishop Robert Carlson, Metropolitan Archbishop of St. Louis (2009–2020). He is wearing the pallium.
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A cardinal is a senior member of the clergy of the Catholic Church. As titular members of the clergy of the Diocese of Rome, they serve as advisors to the pope, who is the bishop of Rome and the visib
Cardinal Richelieu, chief minister of France in the early 17th century
Cardinal Innitzer, Archbishop of Vienna and Cardinal-Priest of San Crisogono, pictured in the early 1930s
Choir dress of a cardinal
Cardinal-priest Thomas Wolsey