parish
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Turner was appointed as a so-called commissioned lay worker at St Brendan's, but said his role was to act as a pastor for the east Belfast parish.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
If this sounds more Hollywood than parish church to you, well, it appears that Cardinal Robert McElroy, the archbishop of Washington, agrees.
From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026
The new bill shifts from a fixed number to subsidizing one ADA per 7,500 people in the parish.
From Slate • May 5, 2026
Birth certificates were not standardised in Quebec until the 1990s - before that, many births were recorded by the parish in baptismal certificates.
From BBC • May 1, 2026
In those bygone days a bishop visited the Milagro parish about once every five years, and when the bishop came he confirmed all the small fry in town.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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