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) To use the terminology of the Cathohc Church, the first three (consecrated) orders formed the sacerdocium, the last six the ministerium of the Armenian Church. It is most noteworthy that the Armenian Church has a married and unmarried clergy. Every one who is desirous of taking orders and has qualified himself for doing so, when admitted to Deacon's Orders, must declare what category he wishes to enter, that of the married, or that of the unmarried clergy. If the candidate wishes to enter the... category of the married clergy, he becomes a priest, receiving the seventh order, and is ineligible for the higher ecclesiastical offices but, if he enters the category of the celibate clergy «^' « OKGANISATION OF ARMENIAN CHURCH 37 he becomes an archimandrite (Vardapci) and is eligible for the highest orders. In regard to func- tions, the administrative authoritative offices are in the hands of the celibate clergy ; the married clergy have " the cure of souls " only. Thus the Catholicate, the Patriarchate and the prelacy are all functions open to the celibate clergy.
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