prelature
High clerical rank
A prelature is the office, jurisdiction, or territory of a prelate—a high-ranking member of the clergy such as a bishop or abbot.
The term also refers collectively to prelates as a group.
In Catholic usage, a personal prelature like Opus Dei has jurisdiction over persons rather than territory: He joined the prelature after university.
Catholic organization meaning "God's work"
- exemptNot subject to
- pontificalDogmatically self-important
- RomanOf ancient Italy's capital
- VaticanPapal city-state
Bishop's territorial jurisdiction
- seePerceive with eyes
- bishopricBishop's jurisdictional district
- archdioceseArchbishop's jurisdictional territory
- territoryLand under jurisdiction
province · vicariate · apostolic · prefecture · canonical · parish · deanery · patriarchate
Diocesan clergy head
- archbishopSenior prelate over province
- cardinalOf foremost importance
- popeCatholic Church's supreme leader
- abbotMonastery's chief cleric
monsignor · vicar · dean · provost · canon · primate · metropolitan · patriarch
Administrative assembly hall
- synodChurch governing assembly
- consistoryReligious judicial assembly
- chapterDivision of a book
- councilAdvisory deliberative group
administration · authority · tribunal · conclave · congregation · commission · secretariat · chancery
Opus Dei
Catholic organization meaning "God's work"
- exemptNot subject to
- pontificalDogmatically self-important
- RomanOf ancient Italy's capital
diocese
Bishop's territorial jurisdiction
- seePerceive with eyes
- bishopricBishop's jurisdictional district
- archdioceseArchbishop's jurisdictional territory
territory · province · vicariate · apostolic · prefecture · canonical · parish · deanery · patriarchate · episcopate
bishop
Diocesan clergy head
- archbishopSenior prelate over province
- cardinalOf foremost importance
- popeCatholic Church's supreme leader
abbot · monsignor · vicar · dean · provost · canon · primate · metropolitan · patriarch · nuncio
curia
Administrative assembly hall
- synodChurch governing assembly
- consistoryReligious judicial assembly
- chapterDivision of a book
council · administration · authority · tribunal · conclave · congregation · commission · secretariat · chancery · appointment
prelatureparish
Local church community
laity · diaconate · minor orders · curate · vicariate
prefer, preference, prelate, preferential, prelacy, prelates