parish
Sign in to savethumb|St Margarete Parish Church, Berndorf, Lower Austria A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest, often termed a parish priest, who might be assisted by one or more curates, and who operates from a parish church. In England, a parish historically often covered the same geographical area as a manor. Its association with the parish church remains paramount.
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A parish is a territorial division within a Christian diocese that serves as a local religious community under the leadership of a priest. It matters because the parish church serves as the spiritual center for the community, and the parish priest provides pastoral care and clerical authority to the people within that geographical area.
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- Etymology and use
- Territorial structure
- Outstations
- Catholic Church
- Lutheran Churches
- Anglican Churches
- Church of England
- Church in Wales
- Presbyterian Churches
- Church of Scotland
- Methodist Church
- See also
- References
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- Further reading
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thumb|St Margarete Parish Church, Berndorf, Lower Austria A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest, often termed a parish priest, who might be assisted by one or more curates, and who operates from a parish church. In England, a parish historically often covered the same geographical area as a manor. Its association with the parish church remains paramount.
By extension the term parish refers not only to the territorial entity but to the people of its community or congregation as well as to church property within it. In England this church property was technically in ownership of the parish priest ex officio, vested in him on his institution to that parish.