WITH LOVE FROM EBAUMS{{Infobox_Contents |topic_name = Prelate |subtopics = ... |opinion_pieces = {{short_opinions}} |}} A prelate is a member of the clergy who either has ordinary jurisdiction over a group of people or ranks in precedence with ordinaries. A prelature is the office of a prelate or the entire juridical entity which the prelate governs. The archetypal prelate is a bishop, whose prelature is his particular church. In the Roman Catholic Church, a personal prelature is an institution having clergy and (possibly) lay members which would carry out specific pastoral activities. {{stub}} ==Quotes== ==Links==* [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12386b.htm Catholic Encyclopedia - Prelate] {{returnto}} [[Christianity]] -> [[Denominations]] -> [[Roman Catholicism]] -> [[Roman Catholic Hierarchy]][[Category:Catholic Church]]