▁law . ▁In ▁all ▁Eastern ▁Catholic ▁Church es , ▁sub de a cons ▁are ▁minor ▁cler ics , ▁since ▁ad mission ▁to ▁major ▁orders ▁is ▁by ▁ord ination ▁as ▁de acon . ▁The ▁By z antine ▁tradition ▁allows ▁for ▁several ▁orders ▁of ▁minor ▁cler ics . ▁The ▁su i ▁i ur is ▁By z antine ▁Catholic ▁Metropolitan ▁Church ▁of ▁Pitts burgh , ▁also ▁called ▁the ▁By z antine - R uth en ian ▁Church , ▁has ▁the ▁minor ▁orders ▁of ▁cand le ▁bear er , ▁cant or , ▁le ctor ▁and ▁sub de acon , ▁and ▁in ▁English ▁uses ▁the ▁term ▁" ord ination " ▁for ▁their ▁che iro thesis . ▁The ▁minor ▁orders ▁of ▁cand le ▁bear er ▁and ▁cant or ▁are ▁given ▁before ▁tons ure ▁during ▁ord ination ▁to ▁the ▁le ctor ate . ▁ ▁Eastern ▁Orth odox ▁Church es ▁rout in ely ▁confer ▁the ▁minor ▁orders ▁of ▁reader ▁and ▁sub de acon , ▁and ▁some ▁juris dict ions ▁also ▁ord ain ▁cant ors . ▁Ord ination ▁to ▁minor ▁orders ▁is ▁done ▁by ▁a ▁bishop ▁at ▁the ▁H ours ▁before ▁the ▁Div ine ▁lit ur gy , ▁but ▁always ▁outside ▁the ▁context ▁of ▁actual ▁Div ine ▁Lit ur gy . ▁The ▁order ▁of ▁t aper - b ear er ▁is ▁now ▁used ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁ord ination ▁as ▁a ▁le ctor . ▁The ▁orders ▁of ▁door keep ers , ▁ex or c ists , ▁and ▁a col y tes ▁are ▁no ▁longer ▁in ▁common ▁use . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading