The document describes the hierarchy within the Catholic Church during the Medieval era. It outlines two hierarchies: the secular hierarchy and the regular hierarchy. The secular hierarchy consists of 5 ranks from the Pope down to parish priests. The regular hierarchy has 7 ranks starting with the Pope and including additional roles of abbot/abbess and monks/nuns. Both hierarchies centered around religious authority and had the Pope at the top as the supreme power over the church.

1. Church Hierarchy
By: Osama Amal
Mohammed Bunkhela
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2. Secular Hierarchy
Archbishop
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Cardinal
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Pop
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Bishop
Parish Priests

3. Regular Hierarchy
Pope
Cardinals
Archbishop
Bishop
Abbot & Abbess
Monks & Nuns
Priest

4. Both
Secular
Hierarchy
Regular
Hierarchy
• Contains five hierarchy ranks.
• They consist of Pope, Cardinals,
Archbishops, Bishop, Parish
Church.
• Contains seven hierarchy ranks.
• They consist of Pope, Cardinals,
Archbishops, Bishop, Priest,
Abbot & Abbot, Monks & Nuns.
• They were both religious Hierarchy that consists of many
ranks.
• They both were in the Medieval Era

5. Pope
Is the head and the supreme power of the
hierarchy. The pope is one in the whole world,
which he controls all the pyramid hierarchy.
People gave him power, because they thought
that he is the connection between the people and
god. He was considered more important than the
Monarch itself, and he was considered the wisest
person in section of religion.

6. Cardinals
Cardinals are the highest rank in the church
hierarchy, but after the Pope which controls
every rank. Cardinal comes from the word Hinge
in Latin. They have a huge role in controlling the
ranks and helping the Pope.

7. Archbishop
The Archbishop are high ranked religious men
that are come after the Cardinals and the Pope.
They were taken as a high rank in the hierarchy
pyramid because they are wise in religion. They
work in form dioceses.

8. Bishop
Bishops are high ranked religious men, which
has powerful control, and has a main role in the
community and the hierarchy. They had a main
role in the court. Also they had a lavish life like
the Nobles.

9. Parish Priest
Parish Priests are priests that settle in the
church in the manor. They weren’t rich like the
other religious men. They lived in small house
beside the church. Their role was to help people
and give them advise and help them keep
connection with god.

10. Monks & Nuns
Monks were religious people that can read and
write Latin. They wore brown gowns with hoods,
this was their own cloth. They shaved a part of
their head hair to symbolize humility.
Nuns were religious holy people that lived in
convert.