Parish | Catholic Answers Encyclopedia Parish (L parcecia, parochia, Greek: paroikia, a group of neighboring dwellings) I General Notions A parish is 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
parochia - Wiktionary, the free dictionary “paroecia ”, in Charlton T Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press "parochia", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D P Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
What’s the difference between a pastor and a parochial vicar? By Monsignor Charles Mangan Priests serve Jesus Christ and his Church in a variety of ways The vast majority of diocesan priests, at one time or another, will be assigned to a parish Some of these priests will be pastors, while others will be parochial vicars, known often in the past as associate pastors Given