One must be cautious whom one calls "Father."

Many of the catholic persuasion fearfully, as underling religious slaves, conform to all sorts of questionably-authoritative pressure to refer to their clergy as: "Father."

Jesus Himself reminded us that:

Mt 23:9 And call no man your father on earth, for you have one Father, who is in heaven.

However, Christ did reference dads as "fathers" in such passages as:

Lu 15:18 I will arise and go to my father, and I will say to him, "Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you;
Lu 15:21 And the son said to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you; I am no longer worthy to be called your son.'
Lu 1:73 the oath which he swore to our father Abraham,
Lu 16:24 And he called out, 'Father Abraham, have mercy upon me, and send Lazarus to dip the end of his finger in water and cool my tongue; for I am in anguish in this flame.'
Lu 16:30 And he said, 'No, father Abraham; but if some one goes to them from the dead, they will repent.'
Joh 8:56 Your father Abraham rejoiced that he was to see my day; he saw it and was glad." Joh 8:56 Your father Abraham rejoiced that he was to see my day; he saw it and was glad."
Ac 7:2 And Stephen said: "Brethren and fathers, hear me. The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran,
Ro 4:12 and likewise the father of the circumcised who are not merely circumcised but also follow the example of the faith which our father Abraham had before he was circumcised.

Lu 14:26 "If any one comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple.

That last reference indicates why we should be careful to not irresponsibly address any so-called "pastor" or "reverend" with the term: "Father." The authority associated with a perfect Father ONLY belongs to the LORD in the persons of the Triune God of Heavenly Father, Christ the Everlasting Father and Prince of Peace (Isa 9:6 For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government will be upon his shoulder, and his name will be called "Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace) and the Holy Spirit (not typically or usually called: "Father" however - except in the triune combination of "LORD").

There are three ministerial offices indicated in the New Testament, but these are not entirely identical in the Catholic, Episcopal, nor Anglican denominations. In the New Testament, Christians are called: Christians - not "Catholics." (Ac 11:26 and when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. For a whole year they met with the church, and taught a large company of people; and in Antioch the disciples were for the first time called Christians.) The New-Testament HOLY BIBLE refers to bishops:

1Ti 3:1 The saying is sure: If any one aspires to the office of bishop, he desires a noble task.
1Ti 3:2 Now a bishop must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sensible, dignified, hospitable, an apt teacher,
Tit 1:7 For a bishop, as God's steward, must be blameless; he must not be arrogant or quick-tempered or a drunkard or violent or greedy for gain,

and refers to deacons:

Php 1:1 Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons:
1Ti 3:8 Deacons likewise must be serious, not double-tongued, not addicted to much wine, not greedy for gain;
1Ti 3:10 And let them also be tested first; then if they prove themselves blameless let them serve as deacons.
1Ti 3:12 Let deacons be the husband of one wife, and let them manage their children and their households well;
1Ti 3:13 for those who serve well as deacons gain a good standing for themselves and also great confidence in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.

and to elders:

1Ti 4:14 Do not neglect the gift you have, which was given you by prophetic utterance when the council of elders laid their hands upon you.
1Ti 5:17 Let the elders who rule well be considered worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in preaching and teaching;
Tit 1:5 This is why I left you in Crete, that you might amend what was defective, and appoint elders in every town as I directed you,
Jas 5:14 Is any among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord;
1Pe 5:1 So I exhort the elders among you, as a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ as well as a partaker in the glory that is to be revealed.
1Pe 5:5 Likewise you that are younger be subject to the elders. Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, for "God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble."

There is NO reference in the entire New Testament of appointing New-Covenant "priests" by Saint Paul, Saint Peter, Saint James, nor Saint Jude!

It is then no wonder that most Protestant church denominationalists neither appoint nor have "priests" as clergy. Certainly the foreign and perhaps heretical oddity of appointing or having (New-Covenant) "priests" is NOT "catholic" in the "universal" sense. Nor should it be!

The subject of "priests" and whether or not in The New Covenant they should be appointed or exist as "priests" is covered by the following verses in the New-Testament book of Hebrews:

Heb 2:17 Therefore he had to be made like his brethren in every respect, so that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in the service of God, to make expiation for the sins of the people.
Heb 3:1 Therefore, holy brethren, who share in a heavenly call, consider Jesus, the apostle and high priest of our confession.
Heb 4:14 Since then we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession.
Heb 4:15 For we have not a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin.
Heb 5:1 For every high priest chosen from among men is appointed to act on behalf of men in relation to God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins.
Heb 5:5 So also Christ did not exalt himself to be made a high priest, but was appointed by him who said to him, "Thou art my Son, today I have begotten thee";
Heb 5:6 as he says also in another place, "Thou art a priest for ever, after the order of Melchizedek."
Heb 5:10 being designated by God a high priest after the order of Melchizedek.
Heb 6:20 where Jesus has gone as a forerunner on our behalf, having become a high priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.
Heb 7:1 For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the Most High God, met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him;
Heb 7:3 He is without father or mother or genealogy, and has neither beginning of days nor end of life, but resembling the Son of God he continues a priest for ever.
Heb 7:11 Now if perfection had been attainable through the Levitical priesthood (for under it the people received the law), what further need would there have been for another priest to arise after the order of Melchizedek, rather than one named after the order of Aaron?
Heb 7:15 This becomes even more evident when another priest arises in the likeness of Melchizedek,
Heb 7:16 who has become a priest, not according to a legal requirement concerning bodily descent but by the power of an indestructible life.
Heb 7:17 For it is witnessed of him, "Thou art a priest for ever, after the order of Melchizedek."
Heb 7:21 Those who formerly became priests took their office without an oath, but this one was addressed with an oath, "The Lord has sworn and will not change his mind, 'Thou art a priest for ever.'"
Heb 7:26 For it was fitting that we should have such a high priest, holy, blameless, unstained, separated from sinners, exalted above the heavens.

Saint Peter reminds us that:

1Pe 2:9 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God's own people, that you may declare the wonderful deeds of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.

Thus, the only verifiable "Priest" we genuine and authentic Christians have is: CHRIST JESUS.....and no other human! Heb 5:1 infers that there yet might be priests around who do not know about our High Priest Jesus Who sacrificed Himself for sins, but Heb chapter 10 reminds us that such non-Christ priests "continually offer the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins" and therefore have no power in themselves by themselves to absolve nor atone for anyone's sins - be that during eucharist or whatever.

This gets us into the subject of "catholic" being presumed (by some) to be "universal."

As alluded to previously, there is NO use of the word "Catholic" NOR "catholic" anywhere in the New Testament. "Catholic" is an artificial and concocted word apparently used as a substitute for the word 'Christian.' Use of the word "catholic" obviously conjures up reference to the Roman Catholic Church under the present Pope (sometimes referred to as "The Bishop of Rome"). Moreoever, the word "Catholic" cannot legitimately be synonymous with the word "universal" because of the heresies of purgatory, Mary-worship, indulgences, eucharistic self-atonement, relics-worship, legalistic rituals and regulations, and apocrypha (presumed to be Canonical Scripture).....which false heresies Christ's True Church wants NO part of from catholics who demand that those of that True Church be universally united with themselves as heretics.

2Co 6:17 Therefore come out from them, and be separate from them, says the Lord, and touch nothing unclean; then I will welcome you,

In the Catholic and especially the Protestant Episcopal and Catholic or Protestant Anglican denominations, there are different hierarchies of bishops:

The Presiding or Denominational Bishop (bishop over all diocese bishops)
Diocese Bishop (bishop over all parish bishops)
Parish Bishop (bishop over a particular congregation or parish)

The Lutherans typically term their diocese bishops "synod" bishops.

The Baptists typically term their diocese bishops "district" bishops.

"Elders" are usually related to individual and local church congregations, and serve as spiritual counselors as a "Vestry" or "Church Board" or "Church Council" - whereas "deacons" are those assisting the bishop and elders as limited-jurisdiction leaders and administrators using their various talents and duties in the church (such as choir director, organist, usher, altar-guilder , Sunday-School teacher, custodian, acolyte, treasurer, etc.).