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Ordination to the Orders of Deacon, Priest, and Bishop are all done with the laying on of hands and prayer in those churches which adhere to Apostolic Succession.  

Ordination to the Orders of Deacon, Priest, and Bishop are all done with the laying on of hands and prayer in those churches which adhere to Apostolic Succession.  

This doctrine is most evident in the [[Catholic]], [[Eastern Orthodox]] and [[Anglican]] churches, as well as some other Eastern Christian churches. A different but similar view is held by the [[Methodist]] and [[Mormon]] churches. Most Protestant churches, on the other hand, reject this doctrine entirely.

This doctrine is most evident in the [[Catholic]], [[Anglican]], [[Eastern Orthodox]] and other Eastern Christian churches. Some [[Lutheran]] churches have either retained apostolic succession or restored it. A different but similar view is held by the [[Methodist]] churches. The [[Mormon]] church and a number of [[Pentecostal]] churches have their own bishops supported by alternate views of the meaning of Apostolic Succession. Most Protestant churches, on the other hand, reject this doctrine entirely.

The Roman Catholic Church recognizes the Eastern Orthodox succession as valid, but the Orthodox do not recognize the Catholic succession because, although the lineage is intact, the faith is thought not to be. Neither recognizes the Anglican succession, although the Orthodox have stated that Anglican orders would be valid if differences in doctrine were resolved.<ref>Cf. the 1896 papal bull Apostolicae Curae</ref>

The Roman Catholic Church recognizes the Eastern Orthodox succession as valid, but the Orthodox do not recognize the Catholic succession because, although the lineage is intact, the faith is thought not to be. Neither of them recognizes the Anglican succession, although the Orthodox have stated that Anglican orders would be valid if differences in doctrine were resolved.<ref>Cf. the 1896 papal bull Apostolicae Curae</ref>

==Protestantism==

==Protestantism==