Ecclesiastical area

Area in hierarchy of church.

Basic data

Subclass of:	Organization
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	Description
Archdeaconry	Ecclesiastical division of a diocese under an archdeacon, further divided into rural deaneries and parishes. In 17th century, parishes were directly under the archdeacon as no rural deans were appointed, but names of deaneries survived.
Chapelry	Subdivision of a parish for ecclesiastical purposes. Has its own chapel or church which is subordinate to the parish church.
Diocese	Ecclesiastical area under a bishop based at a cathedral. Divided into archdeaconries.
Parish	Basic civil and ecclesiastical unit in Britain. Contained one or more small rural settlements or part of a large settlement.
Peculiar	Ecclesiastical jurisdiction outside the normal hierarchy of dioceses and archdeaconries. Parishes in a peculiar jurisdiction might be directly under a bishop or the dean and chapter of a cathedral.
Presbytery	Group of parishes for ecclesiastical purposes in Scotland.
Province (ecclesiastical)	Ecclesiastical division of a country consisting of several dioceses under an archbishop.
Rural deanery	Group of parishes for ecclesiastical purposes in England and Wales. No rural deans were appointed in 17th century but the names of deaneries survived as areas within an archdeaconry.
Synod	Group of presbyteries for ecclesiastical purposes in Scotland.

This class is not expected to have instances. Pages should usually be instances of a more specific subclass.

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