Catholic parish
Local congregation district
A Catholic parish is a local community of Catholics served by a priest and centered on a church building.
It's the basic organizational unit of the Catholic Church, defined by geographic boundaries: Which parish do you belong to?
Parishioners attend Mass, receive sacraments, and participate in parish life—schools, charitable work, social events.
In heavily Catholic areas, neighborhood identity often follows parish lines: She's from St. Mary's parish.
- MassCatholic worship service
- church buildingReligious worship facility
- youth groupOrganization serving adolescents
- Knights of ColumbusCatholic fraternal service organization
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
Eucharist · sign of peace · baptism · First Communion · charity work · catechist · altar · bishop · sacristan · confession · outreach programs · fish fry · deacon · liturgy · choir · pews · tabernacle · pastor
- churchesBaptist church, Anglican Church, Baptist churches, Lutheran Church, community church
- rural Americanafarm, church, farmer, covered bridges, country stores
- Latino Faithiglesia, bilingual services, Our Lady of Guadalupe, Virgin of Guadalupe, Guadalupe
Catholic parishHoly See
Papal governing authority
diocese · archdiocese · patriarchate · papal authority · vicariate
Catholic parishBaptist church
Protestant denomination practicing believer's immersion
Catholic parishmunicipal government
A city's administrative body
city council · neighborhood association · civic organization
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