Hierarchy of the Catholic Church distinct from the general apostolate or ministry of the laity described above. The consultative leadership of the church, in both the diocese and the parish, usually comprises a Pastoral Council and a Finance Council, as well as several Commissions usually focusing on major aspects of the church's life and mission, such as Faith Formation or Christian Education, Liturgy, Social Justice, Ecumenism, or Stewardship. Religious—who can be either lay people or clergy—are members of religious institutes, societies in which the members take public vows and live a fraternal life in common. This is a form of consecrated life distinct from other
Hierarchy of the Catholic Church are not considered appropriate for religious.) Some of the Eastern Catholic Churches of Syriac tradition use the title "Chorbishop", roughly equivalent to the Western title of "Monsignor". Other Eastern Catholic Churches bestow the honorific title of "Archimandrite" upon unmarried priests as a mark of respect or gratitude for their services. Married presbyters may be honored with the position of "Archpriest", which has two grades, the higher is "Mitred Archpriest" which permits the priest to wear a mitre. In the Latin Church titles of Archpriest is sometimes attached to the pastor of a few number of historic churches including the major