Concept information
Preferred term
English parishes
Definition
- In the Anglican Church, the word parish has several connotations. It indicates a church's responsibility for the baptism and burial of a specific group of people, which is the fundamental “cure of souls”—a function that passed historically from bishop to rector, the clerical head of the parish. [Source: Encyclopedia of Community: From the Village to the Virtual World; English Parishes]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/English_parishes
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