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BENEFICE. A juridical entity erected in perpetuity by competent ecclesiastical authority. It consists of a sacred office and the right to receive the corresponding revenues. The revenues may arise ...
Benefice (Lat. Beneficium, a benefit).—Popularly the term benefice is often understood to denote either certain property destined for the support of ministers of religion, or a spiritual office or function, such as the care of souls, but in the strict sense it signifies a right, i.e. the right given permanently by the Church to a cleric to receive ecclesiastical revenues on account of the ...
A parish is a portion of a diocese under the authority of a priest legitimately appointed to secure in virtue of his office for the faithful dwelling therein, the helps of religion. The faithful are called parishioners, the priest parochus, curate, parish priest, Pastor (q.v.). To form a parish there must be (1) a certain body of the faithful ...
Aug 2, 2019 · There are over 300 parishes in the Diocese of Ely. A parish will have its own church building or buildings and is under the authority of a Rector, Vicar or Priest-in-Charge. Such clergy people are responsible for anyone who lives within the parish. More details about individual parishes is available on their own parish websites. Many of our ...
Parishes & Benefices. Parishes and benefices make up the Diocese of York family, there are 442 parishes, a mix of tradition and expression. Parish life is full of variety and many elements including a range of legal requirements to service, deadlines to follow, and regulations and guidelines to be aware of from the Church of England, with an ...
2) Religious or secular benefices, belonging respectively to members of the secular clergy and members of religious orders. The system of Commenda, by which abbeys, priories, or monasteries were placed under secular control, represented one of the most shocking abuses so far as benefices were concerned, since the revenues of a
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Parishes are joined together in a group called a Deanery. Typically these contain around ten parishes or benefices - ours is Towcester Deanery. Each Deanery is supervised by a Rural Dean, who is one of the clergy in the Deanery. In the absence of a priest in a parish, the Rural Dean acts instead. You can find more details here.
