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Ecclesiastical
A relationship between units in the hierarchy of the church, such as parish, archdeaconry, diocese, presbytery or synod. For relationships involving the civil functions of parishes, use civil.
This page defines a value for Property:Has role in Template:Command relationship subobject, which is edited through Form:Unit, Form:Area or Form:Address.
Basic data
| Subclass of: | Parent-child command relationship |
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| Role in: | Command relationship |
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Subclasses
This class is not expected to have subclasses.
Sources
Used for the parish or chapelry that a settlement was in for ecclesiastical purposes, and for church hierarchies above parish level.
In England, this usually means:
- the rural deanery or peculiar that a parish was in
- the archdeaconry that a rural deanery was in
- the diocese that an archdeaconry was in
In Scotland, this usually means:
- the presbytery that a parish was in
- the synod that a presbytery was in
