We don't have a record of the first Catholic priests. The first Bishops were the Apostles.
We don't have a record of the first Catholic priests. The first Bishops were the Apostles.
Bishops normally ordain priests into bishophood.
Protestant: pastors Catholic: pope, cardinals, bishops, and priests Orthodox: bishops and priests
There can be no such person as a "wife of the Pope". The Pope must be a Cardinal of the Catholic Church. Cardinals are, for the most part Bishops (with a few priests). All priests and bishops of the Catholic church take a vow of celibacy when they are first ordained and cannot ever marry. Even in the Eastern Rites which allow married priests, the Bishops are only chosen from the celibate priests.
The Catholic Church has never had female priests nor bishops, and will never have them.
They were Priests, Monsignors, Bishops, and Arch-Bishops
In Europe, bishops belonged to a different class than the village priests. The bishops were usually wealthier and had a much higher position in the church.
Priests or Bishops
Yes
Holy Orders
No it is the bishop who has to confirm the child.