A deacon is charge of a deanery which is larger than a priest's, responsible only for a local parish. A deanery is in turn smaller than a diocese preceded over by a bishop.
it doesn't matter, they rank themselves to make each other feel greater than the other. u need no medium to get to Christ. He said, let he who wants to be first, be last and servant of all the others, that he may be worthy of being first.
We don't have Deacons. That's a Protestant title. Canon is the title for a person who lives in the Church grounds, from Canon law. A priest is in charge of getting a Parrish organized and kept on track spiritually, as well as grabbing the cash to maintain the faith's property and interests. A Deacon helps over see a Protestant Church's interest, kind of like an Elder if you will. Reminds me of a joke actually , but I'll spare you the of fence!
A priest is one who is married to the church and cannot get married . He is the only one who can hears confession and perform mass by consecrating the host into the body of Christ.
A deacon on the other hand can be married. He can help servery mass but cannot consecrate the host \. He cannot perform mass by himself. He can perform weddings and baptisms. He gives homily's(sermons) at mass.He helps the priest with many functions at church. Some help teach converts,prepare people for marriage, and may help out at funerals.
Wow some really amazingly bad and horribly wrong answers here.
Priests and deacons ARE both ordained members of the clergy.
Priests ARE above deacons.
I am going to suggest that you read the Catechism starting here
http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/p2s2c3a6.htm#III
In general
1594 The bishop receives the fullness of the sacrament of Holy Orders, which integrates him into the episcopal college and makes him the visible head of the particular Church entrusted to him. As successors of the apostles and members of the college, the bishops share in the apostolic responsibility and mission of the whole Church under the authority of the Pope, successor of St. Peter.
1595 Priests are united with the bishops in sacerdotal dignity and at the same time depend on them in the exercise of their pastoral functions; they are called to be the bishops' prudent co-workers. They form around their bishop the Presbyterian which bears responsibility with him for the particular Church. They receive from the bishop the charge of a parish community or a determinate occlusion office.
1596 Deacons are ministers ordained for tasks of service of the Church; they do not receive the ministerial priesthood, but ordination confers on them important functions in the ministry of the word, divine worship, pastoral governance, and the service of charity, tasks which they must carry out under the pastoral authority of their bishop.
There are three levels in sacrament of Holy Orders, Deacon, Priest, and Bishop.
Bishops are the Apostles of today. Each one leads a diocese, a large church centered around a city. Parishes are part of this larger church. Special types of bishop are archbishop, cardinal, and pope (who leads the whole Church). Bishops can celebrate all of the sacraments.
Priests are co-workers of the bishops and can lead a parish. A special title for a priest is monsignor. Priests can celebrate all of the sacraments except Holy Orders.
Deacons assist the bishop and priests in the celebration of the Eucharist, in the distribution of Holy Communion, in assisting at and blessing marriages, in the proclamation of the Gospel and preaching, in presiding over baptisms and funerals, and in dedicating themselves to the various ministries of charity.
what is the difference between a priest and a deacon in the roman catholic Church?
