"Together with preaching the word, the administration of the sacraments is a bishop's primary duty, to which all his other responsibilities are subordinate. ...
"This pertains not only to celebrating the Eucharist and administering the sacrament of Confirmation, but also to baptising children and those adults who have been prepared.... Nor should we underestimate the importance of personally hearing confessions and visiting the sick to administer the sacrament of Anointing.... Another important duty for a bishop, which he shares with his pastors, is solicitude for the sanctity of marriage; when it is possible, he should celebrate marriages personally."
(John Paul II, Rise, Let Us Be On Our Way, pp 70-71)
Sacraments
