The Ordinary Minister: Proper not Usual

It is common to hear in Catholic theology that each sacrament has an ordinary minister and, sometimes, an extraordinary minister. But what makes a minister ordinary or extraordinary?

It is common to hear in Catholic theology that each sacrament has an ordinary minister and, sometimes, an extraordinary minister. But what makes a minister ordinary or extraordinary?

According to AD. Tanquerey's dogmatic theology, an ordinary minister is:

ordinarius, qui ad sacramenta ministranda ex officio specialiter consecratus vel [Cn. et] deputatus e…