National parish

National parish is a type of Catholic parish distinguished by liturgical rites or nationality of the congregation; it is found within a diocese or particular Church, which includes other types of parishes in the same geographical area, each parish being unique.[1] A national parish is distinguished from the commonly known type of parish, the territorial parish, which serves a territory subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the territorial parish priest. A national parish is an ecclesiastic subdivision which serves a community of people but is not necessarily a geographic subdivision.

  1. ^ Boudinhon, Auguste (1913). "Parish" . In Herbermann, Charles (ed.). Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.

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