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No. Although both bishops and cardinals have their own roles within the church, there is a heirachy within the church. Basically, bishops are the head a a diocese (a group of churches across a region), a cardinal on the other hand has an additional responsibility that when a pope needs to be selected they are able to be part of the college of cardinals who do the voting.
A Cardinal can vote for a new Pope, a Bishop cannot.
Roman Catholic AnswerActually, that is about it, as mentioned above, a cardinal is appointed to the position to enable him to vote in papal elections. Most of the Cardinals are Bishops. Occasionally, a priest is given the rank of Cardinal for some special service to the Church. Unless he is overage and specifically requests not, he is ordained a Bishop when he is appointed to the Cardinalate.A Cardinal is an honorific title. There have, in history, been Cardinals who have not been priests. The Ordinary [Bishop - one who is charge of a diocese or archdiocese] would report directly to Rome. The Auxiliary Bishop [ a 'helping' bishop, who acts as the "Ordinary's" representative reports to his "Ordinary']. Both Ordinary and Auxiliary Bishops are members of the USCCB [United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.]
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Do the bishops select the pope?
Yes and no. All cardinals are bishops and all cardinals under age 80 are eligible to vote in the conclave. However, not all bishops are cardinals.
What is the College of Bishops?
There is a college of cardinals but not a college of bishops.
Do bishops and cardinals wear miters?
Yes, all bishops, including cardinals and the pope wear mitres.
Was Francisco Cardinal Jimenez a bishop?
All cardinals are bishops or archbishops.
Why do some cardinals were red and others purple?
The ones wearing purple are not cardinals, they are bishops.
What do you call the bishops that elect the pope?
Bishops that elect the pope are called cardinals.
Who is the counselor of the pope?
All the cardinals and bishops council the pope when required or asked.
Who are bishops that elect the pope?
Cardinals elect Popes, but they are not necessarily bishops.
Who were the people in the Second Vatican Council?
They are the Pope, Bishops and the Cardinals all over the world.
What do people do before they become cardinals?
They were Priests, Monsignors, Bishops, and Arch-Bishops
Who nominates a Bishop to be Cardinal?
The Pope chooses all Cardinals in the Roman Catholic Church. He also appoints all Bishops.
What is the Catholic clergy?
Priests, Deacons, Bishops, Cardinals, Monsignor's, the Pope, are all members of the Catholic clergy.
