What are the steps of Holy Orders?

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Catholic AnswerIn the Ordinary Form, you receive the minor Order of Lectorin the seminary, then Acolyte, then you are tonsuredbefore you receive ordaination to the first major Order: Diaconate. A year later you receive Priesthood, and then a few individuals become Bishops later in life.

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In the Extraordinary Form, you begin with

Tonsure,

then receive the minor Orders of:

Porter

Lector

Acolyte

Subdeacon

then the major Orders are the same:

Deacon

Priest

Bishop