Bureaucrats, Moderators (CommentStreams), Interface administrators, Push subscription managers, Suppressors, Administrators
13,221
edits
Territorial parish: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
no edit summary
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 13: | Line 13: | ||
Territorial parishes are designed to provide comprehensive pastoral care to the entire Catholic population within a defined geographic area. Key features include: | Territorial parishes are designed to provide comprehensive pastoral care to the entire Catholic population within a defined geographic area. Key features include: | ||
* Automatic membership — All Catholics living within the parish boundaries belong to it by virtue of residence. | |||
* Universal pastoral responsibility — The pastor (''parochus'') is responsible for the spiritual welfare of every Catholic in the territory, including sacraments, catechesis, and pastoral outreach. | |||
* Stability and continuity — Territorial parishes usually serve as the primary, enduring unit of diocesan organization, often corresponding to historic neighborhoods, towns, or regions. | |||
* General rather than specialized focus — While they may offer Masses in multiple languages or accommodate diverse groups, the parish is not created specifically for one cultural, linguistic, or liturgical subgroup. | |||
==Comparison with personal parishes== | ==Comparison with personal parishes== | ||