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<p>A <b>parish</b> is a territorial entity in many <a href="page.php?w=Christianity">Christian</a> denominations, constituting a division within a <a href="page.php?w=diocese">diocese</a>. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a <a href="page.php?w=priest">priest</a>, often termed a <b>parish priest</b>, who might be assisted by one or more <a href="page.php?w=curates">curates</a>, and who operates from a <a href="page.php?w=parish_church">parish church</a>. In England, a parish historically often covered the same geographical</p><p>
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