[22] Cf. CCC, 1527, 1532. [23] Cf. CCC, 1536, 1591, 1598. It is bishops who confer the sacrament of Holy Orders in the three degrees: episcopate, presbyterate, and dia­conate. In the Latin Church ...

Cardinals are chosen by the Holy Father to serve as his principal ... The distinction between the three degrees of Cardinals has little practical significance except in determining the order ...

Three years later, in 1971, he moved to St. Mary’s National ... elevated him to the first rank of Holy Orders, ordaining him as a deacon. Reflecting on his early years, Msgr. Magembe shared in a media ...