Extraordinary minister of Holy Communion
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title:
Extraordinary minister of Holy Communion
text:
An extraordinary minister of Holy Communion in the Catholic Church is, under the 1983 Code of Canon Law, "an acolyte, or another of Christ's faithful deputed", in certain extraordinary circumstances, to distribute Holy Communion. The term "extraordinary" distinguishes such a person from the ordinary minister of Holy Communion, namely a bishop, priest or deacon. Under ordinary circumstances, only bishops, priests, and deacons may distribute Communion in the Catholic Church. Similarly, only bishop
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Lay person distributing Holy Communion in the Catholic Church
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extraordinary_minister_of_Holy_Communion
date created:
2005-07-19T21:47:54Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T18:54:07Z
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