Eucharistic Minister
In the Roman Catholic Church, the only minister of the Eucharist is the priest.
The phrase "Eucharistic minister" has sometimes been used improperly to refer to an extraordinary minister of Holy Communion. Laity may be appointed Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion only on a temporary basis and used only when there are insufficient numbers of priests, deacons, and instituted acolytes to distribute communion at Mass.
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