archdiocese
Metropolitan church region
An archdiocese is a diocese presided over by an archbishop—typically a large, historically significant, or administratively important region within the Catholic, Orthodox, or Anglican churches.
The archbishop of an archdiocese often has supervisory authority over neighboring dioceses: the Archdiocese of Chicago, She worked for the archdiocese for twenty years.
Diocesan clergy head
- suffraganAssistant to diocesan bishop
- auxiliaryGiving additional support
- coadjutorAssistant with succession rights
- vicarClergy substitute for bishop
monsignor · priest · deacon · chancellor · prelate · metropolitan · primate · cardinal
Local church community
- cathedralBishop's principal church
- basilicaColonnaded church with apse
- regionIndefinite bounded area
- boundaryLine marking a limit
metropolitan · province · suffragan · seat · jurisdiction · domain · ecclesiastical · area
Equity tribunal or archives
- curiaAdministrative assembly hall
- tribunalJudicial decision-making body
- synodChurch governing assembly
- councilAdvisory deliberative group
governance · oversight · jurisdiction · canonical · authority · province · deanery · vicariate
Bishop's principal church
- parishLocal church community
- rectoryClergy dwelling near church
- chanceryEquity tribunal or archives
- seminaryClergy training college
convent · monastery · school · charity · congregation · faithful · laity · clergy
Quantity of matter
- liturgyFormal worship structure
- sacramentSacred ritual conveying grace
- ordinationClergy appointment ceremony
- confirmationEstablishing something as true
altar · sanctuary · tabernacle · homily · sermon · gospel · lectionary · vestments
bishop
Diocesan clergy head
- suffraganAssistant to diocesan bishop
- auxiliaryGiving additional support
- coadjutorAssistant with succession rights
vicar · monsignor · priest · deacon · chancellor · prelate · metropolitan · primate · cardinal · nuncio
parish
Local church community
boundary · metropolitan · province · suffragan · seat · jurisdiction · domain · ecclesiastical · area · district
chancery
Equity tribunal or archives
- curiaAdministrative assembly hall
- tribunalJudicial decision-making body
- synodChurch governing assembly
council · governance · oversight · jurisdiction · canonical · authority · province · deanery · vicariate · secretariat
cathedral
Bishop's principal church
seminary · convent · monastery · school · charity · congregation · faithful · laity · clergy · religious
mass
Quantity of matter
- liturgyFormal worship structure
- sacramentSacred ritual conveying grace
- ordinationClergy appointment ceremony
confirmation · altar · sanctuary · tabernacle · homily · sermon · gospel · lectionary · vestments · incense
- Catholic ChurchVatican, papacy, cardinals, popes, papal
- CatholicismVatican, cardinals, pope, Holy Communion, popes
- churchnave, pew, pews, altar, altars
- American Catholicismparish council, Catholic school, Catholic schools, cardinals, parochial school
- Catholic hierarchypapacy, Holy See, Vatican, College of Cardinals, episcopate
- Catholic historypapacy, Vatican, Pope, dioceses, Catholic Church
archdioceseparish
Local church community
local parish · chapel · mission church · vicariate · deanery
archdiocesesecular state
Government separate from religion
county · province · municipality · government district · administrative region