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A parish is a subdivision of a diocese or bishopric within the Roman Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion, the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Church of Sweden, and of some other churches. In Roman Catholicism, each parish has the services of a parish priest, who acts as the chaplain to the area. In some countries, a parish priest may have a fellow priest, called a curate, working along with him. Each parish usually has a central church or chapel, called the parish church, where religious services take place. Some larger parishes may have a number of such churches or chapels. In some Christian churches, the diocese is an administrative territorial unit governed by a bishop, sometimes also referred to as a bishopric or episcopal see, though more often the term episcopal see means the office held by the bishop. ...
The Roman Catholic Church is the largest religious denomination of Christianity with over one billion members. ...
The Anglican Communion is a world-wide organisation of Anglican Churches. ...
The Eastern Orthodox Church, also called the Orthodox Church, is a Christian body whose adherents are largely based in Eastern Europe and the Middle East, with a growing presence in the western world. ...
The Church of Sweden, or Svenska kyrkan, is the national church of Sweden. ...
Roman Catholic priest LCDR Allen R. Kuss (USN) aboard USS Enterprise A priest or priestess is a holy man or woman who takes an officiating role in worship of any religion, with the distinguishing characteristic of offering sacrifices. ...
From the Latin curatus, a curate is a person who is invested with the care, or cure (cura), of souls of a parish. ...
A parish church is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish, the basic administrative unit of episcopal churches. ...
With the decline in the numbers of people seeking ordination, in some countries many parishes are now being merged together or are all sharing the services of one priest in a phenomenon known in the United States as clustering. In some countries, parishes are now merely the equivalent of states in the USA, provinces in Canada or counties in England. This article is about the sacrament. ...
A parish, sometimes called "civil parish" to distinguish it from a religious one, is also a geographical subdivision used in several parts of the world, including the countries detailed on this link. In England a civil parish (usually just parish) is the smallest unit of local government. ...
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A parish council is a council of members of a particular parish or religious community who have a responsibility to administrate the affairs of that community. ...
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