Draft:Succession of Presbyters

Succession of Presbyters, or presbyteral succession, refers to the notion in Christianity that Apostolic Succession can be conferred from presbyter-to-presbyter (priest-to-priest), as opposed to the contemporary understanding held by the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches, which teach the bishop is the sole minister of ordination. While presbyteral succession was a position held by multiple Church Fathers and saints, such as St. Jerome, the doctrine is only to be found today among German Lutherans, some Puseyite Anglicans, and a handful of Roman Catholic traditionalists.