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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. 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.
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, mainly in the vicinity of the Caribbean Sea, such as:
- Andorra
- Antigua and Barbuda, West Indies
- Asturias
- Barbados, West Indies
- BermudaThis article is about the island of Bermuda. See Bermuda sloop and Bermuda rig for the associated sailing terms''. Bermuda is a self-governing island Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom, situated in the Atlantic Ocean. In the early 20th century, as m
- CanadaCanada historically the Dominion of Canada is the second-largest, and northernmost, country in the world. It is a decentralized federation of 10 provinces and 3 territories, governed as a constitutional monarchy, and formed in 1867 through an act of Confe ( New BrunswickNew Brunswick Nouveau-Brunswick ( In Detail) ( In Detail) Motto: Spem reduxit (Hope was restored CapitalLargest city Fredericton Saint John Area Total % fresh water 11th largest(8th lgst prov. 72 908 km˛ 2. 0% Population Total (2001) Density Ranked 8th 75)
- DominicaThe Commonwealth of Dominica is a borderless country in the Caribbean, a parliamentary democracy within the Commonwealth. Unlike other former British colonies in the region, Dominica was never a Commonwealth realm with the British monarch as head of state, West Indies
- EnglandEngland is the largest, the most populous, and the most densely populated of the four " Home Nations" which make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK). Occupying the south-eastern portion of the island of Great Britain, England, United KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a state in Western Europe, usually known simply as the United Kingdom the UK Britain or less accurately as Great Britain . The UK was formed by a series of Acts of Union which united the formerly, see Local government in England
- Grenada, West Indies
- Guernsey, Channel Islands
- Jamaica, West Indies
- Jersey, Channel Islands
- Louisiana, United States. A parish in Louisiana is the equivalent of a county in other states. See List of Louisiana parishes.
- Montserrat, West Indies
- New South Wales, Australia, see Local Government Areas of New South Wales
- Portugal, called freguesias
- Saint Kitts and Nevis, West Indies
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, West Indies
- Wales ( Cymru in Welsh), United Kingdom
In these areas, it originated as a religious subdivision, but over time has come to be a purely civil one. The lowlands of South Carolina were also previously divided into parishes, rather than counties, well into the nineteenth century.
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