Catholic ecclesiastical titles

In the Catholic Church, a definitor (Latin for 'one who defines') is a title with different specific uses. There are secular definitors, who have a limited amount of oversight over a part of a diocese, and also definitors in religious orders who generally provide counsel and assistance to the superiors general and provincial superiors of their order.

Peritus (Latin for "expert"; plural periti) is the title given to Roman Catholic theologians attending an ecumenical council to give advice. At the Second Vatican Council (also known as 'Vatican II'), some periti accompanied individual bishops or groups of bishops from various countries. Others were formally appointed advisers to the whole Council.

Catholic ecclesiastical title

office of the chancellor of a diocese

theological advisor to the Pope

(plural: Messeigneurs or Monseigneurs) is an honorific in the French language, abbreviated Mgr., Msgr. In English use it is a title before the name of a French prelate, a member of a royal family or other dignitary.

A canoness is a member of a religious community of women, historically a stable community dedicated to the celebration of the Liturgy of the Hours in a particular church. The name corresponds to a canon, the male equivalent, and both roles share a common historical origin. As with the canons, there are two types: canonesses regular, who follow the Rule of St Augustine, and secular canonesses, who follow no monastic rule of life.

men and women who have taken vows and live according to a (religious) rule

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Catholic administrative position

process appointing bishops in the Catholic Church

A notarius is a public secretary who is appointed by competent authority to draw up official or authentic documents (compare English "notary"). In the Roman Catholic Church there have been apostolic notaries and even episcopal notaries. Documents drawn up by notarii are issued chiefly from the official administrative offices, the chanceries; secondly, from tribunals; lastly, others are drawn up at the request of individuals to authenticate their contracts or other acts.

religious title

lay person who distributes Holy Communion in the Catholic Church

titles given to the Bishop of Rome

individual or position at a higher level in the hierarchy than another in hierarchy or tree structure

chief steward of the household of the pope

priest member of the chapter of a cathedral authorized by the bishop to confess the most serious sins that common priests do not have authorization to confess

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person given authority to hear cases in an ecclesiastical court