(1) The presbyter , a member of the ‘priesthood in the presbyteral order,’ is teacher, priest and shepherd, leads and unifies the faithful, and shares in the priesthood of bishops.(2) In the hazy earliest days of Christianity, the Pope was the elder or presbyter chosen by the people of Rome, and later by the city's clergy.(3) I have yet to meet a Canadian presbyter or bishop who will even broker the point, let alone agree to one atom of it.(4) We see, in both passages in which the qualifications of a bishop or presbyter are listed, that the candidate must be ‘the husband of one wife.’(5) Here is how the Roman presbyter Hippolytus describes the questions they were asked.(6) The care of souls instead was the task of the presbyter (priest, ‘elder’) who was also responsible for the day-to-day administration of the sacraments.(7) Here is (in New Testament terms) the most senior presbyter in the whole Anglican church, and he will be busy raising uncomfortable questions about the teaching of the Word of God.(8) The elder presbyter was foremost responsible for these unofficial youth gatherings.(9) It is precisely as the ‘servant-leader’ of the gathered community that the presbyter rightly presides at its Eucharistic celebration.(10) Early in 391, on a visit to the port of Hippo Regius 45 miles from Thagaste, he was forcibly ordained presbyter for the small Catholic congregation.(11) Bishops should resume their traditional roles as vicars of Christ in their own dioceses and be prepared to consult with the presbyteral , pastoral, and finance councils provided for in canon law.(12) Some form of the academy, however, remains the place where candidates for presbyteral ordination receive their formation.(13) The Presbyterial Ordination should fall within the Mass immediately before the Peace.(14) The presbyter, a member of the ‘priesthood in the presbyteral order,’ is teacher, priest and shepherd, leads and unifies the faithful, and shares in the priesthood of bishops.(15) Parish and diocesan pastoral councils, like presbyteral councils, are in place, but they do not seem to work very well.(16) The commissioner gave permission for organizing presbyters ' meetings or for reproducing scarce printed materials.
