parish

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parish.

1. In Louisiana, a governmental subdivision analogous to a county in other U.S. states. [Cases: Counties

1. C.J.S. Counties §§ 2–4.]

2. Eccles. law. A division of a town or district, subject to the ministry of one pastor.

district parish. Eccles. law. A geographical division of an English parish made by the Crown’s commissioners for the building of new churches for worship, celebration of marriages, christenings, and burials.

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parish n. (1)(教会法)堂区 主教管区〔diocese〕的分支，由教会分区〔district〕组成，是堂区牧师和堂区长代理〔vicar〕的巡查管辖区域。从17世纪中叶开始，该词既指教会的堂区也指行政区的堂区，但二者范围不同。堂区分为城市堂区〔urban parish〕和乡村堂区〔rural parish〕。从1933年开始城市堂区不再是行政区单位，而乡村堂区却一直被作为行政区单位。每个堂区设有堂区俗务委员会〔parish council〕和堂区会议〔parish meetings〕负责堂区事务。 (2)堂区的全体教民 (3)〈美〉(路易斯安那州〔Louisiana〕的)行政堂区 乃该州的行政区，相当于其它州的县〔county〕。

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