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11.30 Music - Burnham
Organisation in the Diocese of Northampton
Music Ministry
33 Field Hospital, Fort Blockhouse
Organisation in the Diocese of Portsmouth
Chaplaincy > Military
4 Christ Church Oval
Organisation in the Diocese of Leeds
Religious Order > Male > Religious House
5th Upminster Guides - Upminster
Guides is a group for girls aged from 10 to 14 years. We meet every week during term time. Being a Guide encourages girls to develop by undertaking challenges and pushing the boundaries of their experience. Guides take part in a wide range of activities
Parish > Girl Guides
9.30 Music - Burnham
Organisation in the Diocese of Northampton
Music Ministry
AA Group - Slough
The group gather the men and women with alcohol addiction. The meetings very Monday and Friday at 8PM and Sunday at 3PM.
Parish > Environmental > Other
AA Meeting - Aylesbury
St Joseph`s Parish Hall||Wed 11am-1pm
Prayer Group
Abbey Church of St Benedict - Ealing, UK
Parish of Abbey Church Of St Benedict in Ealing, London (Diocese of Westminster)
Parish
Abbey Of Our Lady And St Samson - Caldey Island, UK
Parish of Abbey Of Our Lady And St Samson in Caldey Island, Pembrokeshire (Diocese of Menevia).
Parish
Abbey Of St Michael And All Angels - Hereford, UK
Parish of Abbey Of St Michael And All Angels in Hereford, Herefordshire (Archdiocese of Cardiff)
Parish
Abingdon Hospital - Abingdon
Organisation in the Diocese of Portsmouth
Chaplaincy > Hospital
Abuja - Nigeria
Diocese
Diocese
Accra, Ghana
Diocese
Diocese
ACTA - A Call to Action - Northmpton
A national body/movement with a local group in the Diocese. “We are a group of Catholics, some of whom are ordained, brought together by our love of Christ’s Church and our anxiety about its future. Still inspired by the Second Vatican Council, we want to contribute fully to the life or our church so that we may be a more effective sign of the kingdom of God. To do this, we
believe that an atmosphere of openness and dialogue, both with each other and
without Bishops, needs developing. We desire to help create a climate of trust and respect for all where
this dialogue may be fostered.” Since the first national meeting in autumn 2012 there have been
national conferences, in Leeds, Liverpool and London. Members of the local group attended
Organisation > Diocesan
Adult Choir - Gosport
The adult choir sings every Sunday at the 11 am Mass (except for the children`s Mass). Choir Practice is held periodically. If you would like to join the choir contact Sister M. Victoria at the Parish Office for more information.
Parish > Liturgy Group > Music Ministry
Useful Definitions in the Catholic Church
What is a Catholic Bishops' Conference?
An episcopal conference, sometimes called a conference of bishops, is an official assembly of the bishops of the Catholic Church in a given territory. ... Individual bishops do not relinquish their immediate authority for the governance of their respective dioceses to the conference (Wikipedia).
What is an Archdiocese?
Dioceses ruled by an archbishop are commonly referred to as archdioceses; most are metropolitan sees, being placed at the head of an ecclesiastical province. A few are suffragans of a metropolitan see or are directly subject to the Holy See.
The term 'archdiocese' is not found in Canon Law, with the terms 'diocese' and 'episcopal see' being applicable to the area under the ecclesiastical jurisdiction of any bishop.[8] If the title of archbishop is granted on personal grounds to a diocesan bishop, his diocese does not thereby become an archdiocese (Wikipedia).
What is a Diocese?
The group of churches that a bishop supervises is known as a diocese. Typically, a diocese is divided into parishes that are each overseen by a priest.
The original dioceses, in ancient Rome, were political rather than religious. Rome was divided into dioceses, each of which was made up of many provinces. After Christianity became the Roman Empire's official religion in the 4th century, the term gradually came to refer to religious districts. The Catholic Church has almost 3,000 dioceses. The Greek root of diocese is dioikesis, 'government, administration, or province.' (Vocabulary.com).
As of April 2020, in the Catholic Church there are 2,898 regular dioceses: 1 papal see, 649 archdioceses (including 9 patriarchates, 4 major archdioceses, 560 metropolitan archdioceses, 76 single archdioceses) (Wikipedia).
What is a Deanery
A subdivision of a diocese, consisting of a number parishes, over which presides a dean appointed by a bishop. The duty of the dean is to watch over the clergy of the deanery, to see that they fulfill the orders of the bishop, and observe the liturgical and canon laws. He summons the conference of the deanery and presides at it. Periodically he makes a report to the bishop on conditions in the deanery.www.catholicculture.org
What is a Parish?
In the Roman Catholic Church, a parish (Latin: parochia) is a stable community of the faithful within a particular church, whose pastoral care has been entrusted to a parish priest (Latin: parochus), under the authority of the diocesan bishop. It is the lowest ecclesiastical subdivision in the Catholic episcopal polity, and the primary constituent unit of a diocese. In the 1983 Code of Canon Law, parishes are constituted under cc. 515-552, entitled 'Parishes, Pastors, and Parochial Vicars.' Wikipedia
