church property
Sacred real estate
Church property refers to real estate and assets owned by a religious organization—buildings, land, furnishings, and investments held for worship and ministry.
Disputes over church property often arise when congregations split or denominations fracture: The court had to determine who owned the church property after the schism.
The legal treatment varies by jurisdiction, with some courts deferring to church hierarchy and others examining property deeds.
- parish hallChurch community gathering space
- fellowship hallChurch social gathering space
- glebeClergyman's endowed land
- cathedralBishop's principal church
- chapelSmall worship room
basilica · rectory · burial grounds · deed · crypts · sacred space · endowment · vestry · holy ground · chancery · benefice · trust fund · sanctuary · parsonage · youth center · schoolhouse · cloister · meeting room
- church lawcanon law, papal bull, papal bulls, papal decree, papal authority
- French CatholicismRoman Catholicism, Notre-Dame, Sacre-Coeur, Joan of Arc, Saint Bernadette
- Canadian CatholicismJesuits, Catholic parishes, separate schools, parish priests, archdioceses
- church landsglebe, glebe lands, benefice, parsonage, churchyard
- canon lawcanonist, tribunal, canons, canonists, codes
- German CatholicismCologne Cathedral, dioceses, parishes, archbishops, Pope Benedict XVI
church propertystate property
Government-owned holdings
government property · private property · public property · commercial real estate · public lands
church propertystate land
Government-owned territory
federal property · private estate · commercial property · personal property · family estate
church propertycommercial property
Buildings for business use
business premises · residential property · entertainment venues