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  2. Parish (Catholic Church) - Wikipedia

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    2.1 Other personnel. 3 Parish ... Beatification and canonization process in 1914; ... The parish priest is the proper clergyman in charge of the congregation of the ...

  3. Clergy of the United Church of Canada - Wikipedia

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    From 1925 until 2010, a candidate for either stream of ordered ministry did not choose his or her first congregation, but instead, in a process called Transfer and Settlement, the person was sent to a pastoral charge or recognized ministry somewhere in Canada that had requested a minister.

  4. Appointment of Catholic bishops - Wikipedia

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    If the consecration takes place within the diocese, he takes charge immediately. If it occurs elsewhere, a separate act is required, after the consecration, for taking possession of his new post. [16] Bringing the process to a conclusion requires much time, usually taking at least nine months, and it may on occasion take up to two years.

  5. Rector (ecclesiastical) - Wikipedia

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    However, some diocesan canons do define "vicar" as the priest-in-charge of a mission; and "curate" is often used for assistants, being entirely analogous to the English situation. [ 6 ] In schools affiliated with the Anglican church the title "rector" is sometimes used in secondary schools and boarding schools, where the headmaster is often a ...

  6. St. Casimir Church (Cleveland, Ohio) - Wikipedia

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    The Congregation for Clergy wrote that Lennon's March 12, 2009 letter to the pastor omitted any specific reference to the relegation of the church to secular but not unbecoming use, or to the canonical process required by Canon 1222§2. The Congregation for Clergy reasoned that it is apparent from the acts that Lennon did in fact arrive at a ...

  7. Investiture - Wikipedia

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    Investiture is the installation of individuals in institutions that usually have been extant from feudal times. For example, the installation of heads of state and various other state functions with ceremonial roles are invested with office. Usually, the investiture involves ceremonial transfer of the symbol of the gods.

  8. Dicastery for Evangelization - Wikipedia

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    The Dicastery for Evangelization is a department of the Roman Curia.It was created on 5 June 2022 through the merger of the Pontifical Council for Promoting the New Evangelization and the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, by the apostolic constitution Praedicate evangelium.

  9. Presbyterian polity - Wikipedia

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    In contrast to the other two forms, authority in the presbyterian polity flows both from the top down (as higher assemblies exercise limited but important authority over individual congregations, e.g., only the presbytery can ordain ministers, install pastors, and start up, close, and approve relocating a congregation) and from the bottom up (e ...