Confirmation by the bishop
Roman rite · Roman Catholic Church · Latin
The West reserves the anointing to the bishop, which separates it from the baptism by however long it takes him to come.
reserved to the bishop, and so separated in time
A form of Chrismation — The anointing that completes baptism. The two traditions do not disagree about it; they disagree about when, and that turns out to divide a great deal else.
How the others do it
- Chrismation at the font Byzantium · given with baptism, by the priest, with chrism the bishop blessed
After The Seven Ecumenical Councils (NPNF series 2 vol. 14) · Laodicea (363), canon 48.