The lowest ecclesiastical subdivision in the Catholic episcopal polity, and the primary constituent unit of a diocese.
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Examples for "catholic parish "
1 Soon, there will not be enough priests to serve all Catholic parishes .
2 From these beginnings Catholic parish schools have been developed in the United States.
3 Seeking solace at local Catholic parishes , she found the churches dark and empty.
4 The Pope said every Catholic parish in Europe should host a refugee or migrant family.
5 Today, the area comprises 12 Catholic parishes , but re-amalgamation beckons as vocations continue to decline.
1 Roman Catholic parish registers constitute by far the most important set of records for 19th-century Irish local and family history.
2 St. Elizabeth, the only Roman Catholic parish dedicated to serving a deaf congregation, is in danger of losing its identity.
3 I recently had a hands-on trial of the prototype of the promised National Library of Ireland Roman Catholic parish register microfilm website.
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