Sacraments of the Catholic Church
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Ordinary and extraordinary ministers of the sacraments
| Sacrament | Ordinary ministers | Extraordinary ministers |
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| Baptism | Clergyman (bishop, priest or deacon); but reserved normally to the parish priest.<ref>canon 861 §1</ref> |
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| Confirmation | Bishop or (in Eastern Rites and in Latin Rite during Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) priest. | (in Western Church) priest given faculty by law, special grant, or emergency circumstances. |
| Eucharist |
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| Penance | Bishop or priest | None |
| Anointing of the Sick | Bishop or priest | None |
| Holy Orders | Bishop (for liceity, at least three at an episcopal ordination) | Episcopal ordinations may proceed with just one consecrating bishop, formal dispensation from the Pope required. In the Eastern Churches, an Archimandrite may admit his subjects to minor orders. |
| Matrimony | Husband and wife for each other (Western tradition; clergy (bishop, priest, or deacon) with proper jurisdiction act as witnesses necessary for validity); officiating priest (Eastern tradition) | Requirement of clergy witness, necessary for validity, may be dispensed from and another witness substituted, as in a mixed marriage (i.e. one party is a non-Catholic; with dispensation, a Protestant minister, Orthodox priest or other clergy, for instance) |
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