What role did the other apostles have in the hierarchy of the church?

To Jesus all the apostles were considered equal and there was no hierarchy. They were ALL called his saints. This as well as all who chose to follow the ways of Jesus.

If a church designates a Hierarchy-it is that church that puts one particular apostle above the the other. The reason this happened is due to the places the apostles preached in, and they became honored people who would teach and heal the followers.

Jesus said GOD makes no deference's in Jew, Gentile, man, woman, old young, poor, rich. We are all seen as like people, after all HE (GOD) created us. IT was by choice peoples became divided and claimed different countries, different nationalities.