In Louisiana, a civil division corresponding to a county in other States.
Of or pertaining to a parish; parochial; as, a parish church; parish records; a parish priest; maintained by the parish; as, parish poor.
Not to be confused with church parishes, in this context parish refers to an area of land created by the government of Victoria for the purposes of administering land ownership.
Generally a subdivision of a diocese; administered by a resident priest who might have other clergy as his assistants; it was the basic unit of ordinary church life in western Europe. (Lynch, Joseph H. The Medieval Church: A Brief History, 363)
The local level of the church. A Diocese is divided into parishes each with its own geographic boundary and with one or more churches.
parish is a community of Jesus’ followers who belong to the same local Catholic church.
A religious community attending one church - the church's 'catchment area'
A gathering of the people of God united in faith and dedicated to continuing the universal mission of the Church in their local setting. Its life is expressed through the elements of COMMUNITY, EVANGELIZATION, LEADERSHIP, SERVICE, STEWARDSHIP, SUNDAY EUCHARIST, WORD AND WORSHIP.
A religious community attending one church; a political subdivision of a British county, usually corresponding in boundaries to an original ecclesiastical parish.
subdivision of a diocese, having its own church and a clergyman
A parish is a definite community of the Christian faithful, established on a stable basis by decree of the Archbishop, and whose pastoral care is entrusted to a pastor.
The territory covered by one parson or minister.
the local subdivision of a diocese committed to one pastor
a Church of England administrative area
a community of Christian persons constituted in a stable manner by the Bishop in consultation with the presbyteral council
a definite community of the Christian faithful established on a stable basis within a particular church
a geographical area that defines where members live and where the congregation expects to serve
a geographical place for worship and sacraments
a Local Church which has regular worship services, including Mass, at a fixed location (which may or may not be a church building)
an ecclesiastical district of the Catholic Church
a portion of a diocese under the authority of a priest legitimately appointed to secure in virtue of his office for the faithful dwelling therein, the helps of religion
a self-supporting entity which pays the salary of its priest (rector)
a self-sustaining congregation, not financially supported by the diocese
a small area served by a clergyman of the Church of England
a specific community of the Christian Faithful within a diocese, which has its own church building and is under the authority of a pastor who is responsible for providing the faithful with ministerial service
a subdivision of a diocese or bishopric within the Roman Catholic church, the Anglican Com
a subdivision of a diocese or bishopric within the Roman Catholic church, the AnglicanCommunion, the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Church of Sweden, and of some other churches
an area under the pastoral care of a priest, himself under the jurisdiction of a bishop; the parish church was the centre of worship for the parish
The Louisiana equivalent of a county in other states.
A defined, self-supporting community within a diocese; a parish has a priest as its pastor; the parish is usually defined geographically, although in extraordinary circumstances it might be defined on some other basis (such as language).
In the Anglican, Roman Catholic, and some other churches, a district, usually part of a diocese, with its own church, and in charge of a priest or other clergyman
(English) A church district.
A parish is the smallest unit of administration within the Anglican church.
originally a township or group of townships possessing its own church and parson. A parish could contain one or several manors.
The Parish is the congregation that is financially independent.
a subdivision of a diocese with the priest as its head.
In Britain, a subdivision of county relating to both civil and ecclesiastical government
A congregation that is financially self-supporting and in full union with the diocese.
a part of a diocese under the charge of a priest or minister, or the congregation of a church
A group of congregations served by the same pastor or pastors.
A fully self-supporting congregation of the Episcopal Church.
ecclesiastical division or jurisdiction; the site of a church.
The group of people of a certain area who are organized into a local church. Sometimes the word also refers to the geographic region around a church. Christ Church Cathedral was a parish church until it was consecrated a cathedral in 1993.
Type of governmental unit that is the primary legal subdivision of Louisiana, similar to a county in other states.
Group of faithful united under a properly ordained Priest to form a unit of a Diocese and adhering to the tenets of the Church.
geographical parcel served by local church community
A specific community of the Christian Faithful within a diocese, which has its own church building, under the authority of a pastor who is responsible for providing them with ministerial service. Most parishes are formed on a geographic basis, but they may be formed along national or ethnic lines.
the group of people of a certain area who are organized into a local church; sometimes the word also refers to the geographic region around a church. In the South many of the present-day counties were once referred to as parishes [as is still the case in Louisiana]; mostly a reference to the local congregation.
Can be either an ecclesiastical (church) or civil government division.
Every part of England is divided into parishes, each served by a church.
A parish is a geographical location with its own parish church. The parish is responsible for pastoral care of its parishioners and this is delegated by the bishop to the parish priest known as the vicar or rector. He or she is sometimes assisted by a curate.
A subdivision of a county. Originally the district served by the local church, but by the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries also the base unit of civil administration (eg. poor relief or social welfare).
The unit of God's family which fulfills within its community the Universal Mission of the Church by proclaiming the Word, celebrating the Liturgy, serving God's people, and building community, under the authority of the bishop. Most parishes are territorial, embracing all of the faithful in a certain area of the diocese.
In Louisiana, a division encompassing one or more cities or towns. In other states this division is known as a County.
A local congregation that is in union with the diocese.
A parish is a type of administrative subdivision. It is used by some Christian churches, usually liturgical churches, and also by the civil government in a number of countries (see civil parish). The term Parish comes from the Greek word for district; "πάÏоίκίά".
A parish as a country subdivision or administrative subdivision exists in several countries' political systems. In England and in Louisiana it is sometimes called "civil parish" to distinguish it from the religious parish.
A Parish in the Catholic Church is the lowest ecclesiastical geographical subdivision: from ecclesiastical province to diocese to deanery to parish. Each parish generally has a parish priest, also known as a pastor, although not necessarily. The parish is the centre of most Catholics' spiritual life, since it is there that they receive the sacraments.