Ordinary and extraordinary ministers of the sacraments

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== Ordinary and extraordinary ministers of the sacraments ==
 Ministers of sacraments in the Catholic Church
Sacrament 	Ordinary ministers 	Extraordinary ministers
Baptism 	Clergyman (bishop, priest or deacon)); but reserved normally to the parish priest.canon 861 §1 	
* Laity delegated by the bishop.canon 861 §2
* In case of necessity: Anyone (baptized or unbaptized) who has the required intention, which is the will to do what the Church does when she baptizes.Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1256
Confirmation 	Bishop or (in Eastern Churches and in Western Church during Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) priest. 	(in Western Church) priest given faculty by law, special grant, or emergency circumstances.
Eucharist 	
* Consecration: Bishop or priest
* Distribution: Bishop, priest, or deacon (see Holy Communion)
* Exposition: Bishop, priest, or deacon (see Eucharistic adoration) 	
* Consecration: None
* Distribution of Holy Communion (licit only if not enough clergy): Instituted acolyte or another lay person delegated by the diocesan bishop or, in special cases, authorized by the priest presiding at MassRedemptionis sacramentum, 88, 155
* Exposition: Instituted acolyte; extraordinary minister of Holy Communion or another person deputed by the local Ordinary
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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