a hierarchy in the form of a pyramid, with the pope at the top, then bishops, priests and deacons, religious and laity structured on down through to the base of the pyramid, there is more to be acknowledged.

1. Jesus Appoints
Peter:

2. o Be familiar with how Jesus appoints
Peter and assigns his role and tasks in
the Church
o Uphold the authority of the Church’s
agent of spreading the Good News
o Create an Infographic about the
works, symbols, and
accomplishments of the Apostles.
Objectives:

3. If you give someone a very
important mission, would you
choose someone who denies you, not
once, not twice, but 3 times?

4. WHY Peter?
✓ Jesus saw in Peter, not a friend, who
denied Him…
but a “Rock”
o “Rock” – a solid Foundation
o Jesus saw:
✓ a strong man,
✓ humbled by his weakness and now…
✓ ready to be loyal to Christ, even it
will cost him his life which
eventually did.

5. ✓His original name was…
“SIMON”
ORIGIN of the NAME
✓ PETER from
Greek (Petros) meaning “stone”
oIn the Scriptures….
✓New Name = “new
mission”
❖ Old Testament
• Abram – Abraham
✓ “the father of all
nations”
• Jacob – Israel
✓ “he who struggles or
strives with God”

6. ✓His original name was…
“SIMON”
oIn the Scriptures….
✓New Name = “new
mission”
❖ New Testament
• Levi – Matthew
✓ “gift of Yahweh”
• Saul – Paul
✓ After his conversion
✓God gave “new names” because they are
to “assume new responsibilities”.

7. ✓His original name was…
“SIMON”
✓ He was the foundation
of the Church
o Peter was entrusted with
the Keys of the Kingdom of Heaven
o This is real authority:
Peter was just the 1st
Pope in the long unbroken
line of Popes throughout
the 2000 yrs. of the
Church’s History

8. o“Servant of the Servants of God”
oReserved for Popes
oPopularized by Pope St. Gregory
(he was the shining example of this title)
oAuthority of the Pope must
be seen as a “ministry of
service”

9. oIn the ecclesiological sense the term,
"hierarchy" strictly means the "holy
ordering" of the Church, the Body of
Christ, so to respect the diversity of
gifts and ministries necessary for
genuine unity (1 Cor 12)

10. POPE
Cardinals
Archbishop/Bishops
Priests Deacons
The Laity

11. 1.Make an Infographic about the different
Apostles (Choose One)
2.Collect necessary information
3.Organize, filter and order
4.Choose the type of infographic
5.Design a legible typography
6.Proofread and correct
7.Publish and share

12. oalso known as…
Supreme Pontiff (Pontifex Maximus),
or the Roman pontiff (Romanus Pontifex)
✓Teaches “infallibly” or without error
• When he teaches in matters of great importance
about faith and morals, he is arguably without error.
➢He “teaches” through encyclicals
and apostolic exhortations.

13. ✓ leading bishop and prince of
the College of Cardinals in
the Catholic Church.
✓ “Roman Curia” (a group of Cardinals)
• These cardinals come from various continents of
the world with prominent Catholic population.
✓ Their duties include participating in papal
consistories, and conclaves when the Holy
See is vacant.
✓ at present, how many
cardinals has our country?

14. • Cardinal Archbishop emeritus of Cotabato
• Pope Francis named him member in Pontifical
Council for Justice and Peace and Pontifical
Council for Inter-religious Dialogue.
• Prefect of the Congregation for the
Evangelization of Peoples
• 32nd Archbishop of Manila from 2011
to 2020.
Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle
Orlando Cardinal Quevedo

15. ✓generally entrusted with a position of
authority and oversight.
✓ in the Christian church, a bishop who, in addition to
his ordinary episcopal authority in his own
diocese, usually has jurisdiction (but no superiority of
order) over the other bishops of a province.

16. • He was installed as Bishop of Kidapawan on
September 8, 2016.
• National Director of NASSA/Caritas Philippines
• installed Archbishop of the Archdiocese of
Cotabato
Archbishop Angelito Rendon Lampon, OMI
Most. Rev. Jose Colin M. Bagaforo, DD

17. • Clergyman in Christian churches who has the
authority to perform or administer various
religious rites; one of the Holy Orders.
• One authorized to perform
the sacred rites of a religion
especially as a mediatory
agent between humans and
God.
Diocesan priests
Religious
✓ Diocesan – you have the vows of (chastity, simplicity, and obedience) are
assigned to a specific diocese
✓ Religious – you have the vows of (chastity, poverty, and obedience),
assigned to difficult missions (remote areas)
Religious

18. 1) to minister to the physical needs of the members of the
body of Christ
2) to visit the sick and needy of the church and prepare
necessary matters for church meetings.
3) must be a faithful servant and blameless example to the
church he is appointed to serve.
• the Greek word diakoneo, which literally
means "through the dirt.“
Roles in the Church