▁the ▁Holy ▁See ▁and ▁the ▁national ▁epis cop al ▁conference , ▁is ▁to ▁be ▁observed ▁between ▁receiving ▁them . ▁C andid ates ▁for ▁dia con ate ▁and ▁for ▁the ▁priest hood ▁must ▁receive ▁both ▁minist ries ▁and ▁exercise ▁them ▁for ▁some ▁time ▁before ▁receiving ▁holy ▁orders . ▁ ▁Con fer ral ▁of ▁the ▁minor ▁orders ▁or ▁minist ries ▁is ▁by ▁the ▁ordinary : ▁either ▁a ▁dioc es an ▁bishop ▁or ▁someone ▁who ▁is ▁equivalent ▁in ▁law ▁to ▁a ▁dioc es an ▁bishop ▁or , ▁in ▁the ▁case ▁of ▁cler ical ▁religious ▁instit utes ▁and ▁soci eties ▁of ▁apost ol ic ▁life , ▁a ▁major ▁superior . ▁The ▁two ▁minist ries ▁that ▁are ▁in ▁use ▁throughout ▁the ▁Latin ▁Church ▁could ▁be ▁con ferred ▁even ▁on ▁men ▁who ▁are ▁not ▁candidates ▁for ▁holy ▁orders . ▁ ▁Eastern ▁Christian ity ▁Eastern ▁Christian ity ▁tradition ally ▁views ▁the ▁sub de acon ▁as ▁a ▁minor ▁order , ▁unlike ▁the ▁practice ▁of ▁the ▁West ▁which ▁considered ▁it ▁a ▁major ▁order . ▁ ▁The ▁other ▁common ▁minor ▁order ▁is ▁reader ▁( lect or ). ▁The ▁minor ▁order ▁of ▁por ter ▁is ▁mentioned ▁histor ically ▁in ▁some ▁service - books , ▁but ▁no ▁longer ▁is ▁given ; ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁rights ▁and ▁respons ib ilities ▁of ▁each ▁minor ▁order ▁are ▁viewed ▁as ▁contained ▁in ▁the ▁sub dia con ate . ▁ ▁The ▁ 2 2 ▁su i ▁i ur is ▁Eastern ▁Church es ▁that ▁are ▁in ▁union ▁with ▁Rome ▁have ▁their ▁traditional ▁minor ▁orders , ▁govern ed ▁by ▁their ▁own ▁particular