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In the Roman Catholic Church, a parish (Latin: ''parochus'') is a stable community of the faithful within a Particular Church, whose pastoral care has been entrusted to a parish priest (Latin: ''pastor''), under the authority of the diocesan bishop. It is the lowest ecclesiastical subdivision in the Catholic episcopal polity, and the primary constituent unit of a diocese. In the 1983 Code of Canon Law, parishes are constituted under cc. 515–552, entitled "Parishes, Pastors, and Parochial Vicars." ==Types== Most parishes are ''territorial parishes'', which comprise all Catholics living within a defined geographic area. A parish may be joined with others in a deanery or ''vicariate forane'' and overseen by a ''vicar forane'', also known as a ''dean'' or ''archpriest''. Per canon 518, a bishop may also erect non-territorial parishes, or ''personal parishes'', within his see. Personal parishes are created to better serve Catholics of a particular rite, language, nationality, or other commonality which make them a distinct community. Such parishes include the following: * National parishes, established to serve the faithful of a certain ethnic group or national origin, offering services and activities in their native language. * Parishes established to serve university students.〔 * Parishes established in accordance with the 7 July 2007 ''motu proprio'' Apostolic Letter ''Summorum Pontificum'' "for celebrations according to the older form of the Roman rite",〔(''Summorum Pontificum'', article 10 )〕 i.e., the form in use in 1962 * Anglican Use parishes established by the Pastoral Provision or other dispensations for former members of the Episcopal Church in the United States. By nature, communities belonging to the personal ordinariates for Anglicans as established by ''Anglicanorum Coetibus'' of 4 November 2009 are also personal parishes. All Catholics who reside in a territorial parish are considered members of that territorial parish, and all members of a community for which a personal parish has been erected are similarly members of that personal parish. Membership should not be confused with registration or worship, however. Catholics are not obliged to worship only in the parish church to which they belong, but may for convenience or taste attend services in any Catholic church. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Parish (Catholic Church)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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