What (who) is parish - definition
TYPE OF ECCLESIASTICAL SUBDIVISION OF A DIOCESE
Parishes; Ecclesiastic parish; Ecclesiastical parish; Parishioner; Parish priest; Church Of Scotland parish; Church parish; Parishes of Scotland; Parishioners; Church of Scotland parish; Outstation (church); Parishoner; Personal parish
![Berndorf]], [[Austria]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/BerndorfEnsembleMargaretenplatz.jpg?width=200 "Berndorf]], [[Austria]]")
![St Mary's parish church in [[Hasfield]], [[Gloucestershire]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Hasfield Parish Church.jpg?width=200 "St Mary's parish church in [[Hasfield]], [[Gloucestershire]].")
![Saint Martin's Collegiate Parish Church in [[Opatów]], [[Poland]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Opatow church 20070430 0936.jpg?width=200 "Saint Martin's Collegiate Parish Church in [[Opatów]], [[Poland]]")
![Parish boundary markers for St Peter's and St Owen's in [[Hereford]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Parish boundary markers in Hereford.JPG?width=200 "Parish boundary markers for St Peter's and St Owen's in [[Hereford]]")
![St James's]] church in [[Manorbier]], [[Pembrokeshire]], is a parish church dating from the 12th century and is a Grade I listed building](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/St James's Church, Manorbier - geograph.org.uk - 928738.jpg?width=200 "St James's]] church in [[Manorbier]], [[Pembrokeshire]], is a parish church dating from the 12th century and is a Grade I listed building")
![Wróblik]], [[Poland]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Wróblik Szlachecki, kostel.jpg?width=200 "Wróblik]], [[Poland]]")
parish
n. 1) a geographic area served by a church (particularly Catholic) originally measured by whether people living in the area could walk to the church. 2) in Louisiana, the governmental equivalent of a county.
parish
(parishes)
1.
A parish is a village or part of a town which has its own church and priest.
...the parish of St Mark's, Lakenham...
...a 13th century parish church.
N-COUNT: oft N n
2.
A parish is a small country area in England which has its own elected council.
...elected representatives, such as County and Parish Councillors.
N-COUNT: usu N n
parish
a.
Parochial, parishional.
Wikipedia
Parish
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. Historically, a parish 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.
Pronunciation examples for parish
1. of what's your parish?
Our Towns _ James & Deborah Fallows _ Talks at Google
2. AUDIENCE: First Parish.
Building Old Cambridge _ Susan Maycock + More _ Talks at Google
3. Parish County, Louisiana.
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4. CHARLES SULLIVAN: First Parish.
Building Old Cambridge _ Susan Maycock + More _ Talks at Google
5. You called the parish priest.
Jeff DeGraff, Staney DeGraff _ Talks at Google
Examples of use of parish
1. Of the 11 parish councillors, four – plus the parish clerk – are members of Go Zero.
2. In nearby Plaquemines Parish, south of New Orleans, the parish president, Billy Nungesser, reported to state officials that floodwaters had overtopped and were threatening a parish levee.
3. Bernard Parish, says Lynn Dean, another boatbuilder and a parish councilor.
4. In hard–hit Jefferson Parish, parish president Aaron Broussard said a complete rebuilding would be required.
5. Parish coats being in existence, a parish umbrella seems only a natural sequence.