Deanery is an ecclesiastical entity in both the Catholic Church and the Church of England. The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England, the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican
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Catholic usage
In the Catholic Church, canon 374 of the Code of Canon Law grants to bishops the possibility to join together several neighboring parishes into special federations. Canon Law, the Ecclesiastical law of the Catholic Church, is a fully developed legal system with all the necessary elements courts lawyers judges a fully articulated A parish is a Local church; it is an administrative unit typically found in episcopal or presbyterian churches One possible way to organize these federations is "vicariates forane," or deaneries.
Each deanery is headed by a vicar forane, also called a dean or archpriest, who is—according to the definition provided in canon 553—a priest appointed by the bishop after consultation with the priests exercising ministry in the deanery. "Forane" redirects here For the veterinary anesthetic see Isoflurane. A priest or priestess is a person having the authority or power to administer religious rites in particular rites of sacrifice to and propitiation of a deity or deities In Christian churches, a minister is someone who is authorized by a church or religious organization to perform clergy functions such as teaching of beliefs Canon 555 defines the duties of a dean as:
- promotion and coordination of the common pastoral activity within the deanery;
- seeing that the clerics of the deanery lead a life in harmony with their state in life and perform their duties with diligence;
- seeing that religious functions follow Church norms;
- seeing that the good appearance of churches and sacred furnishings are maintained;
- seeing that parish books are correctly managed;
- seeing that the parish rectory is well maintained;
- seeing that clerics, following the norms of the diocese and the norms of canon 272, attend theological lectures, meetings, or conferences;
- making sure that the priests of the deanery have access to spiritual helps and aid in difficult pastoral circumstances; and
- making sure that pastors in his deanery are well cared for when they are sick or dying. Depending on denomination, local custom and the status of the minister the Building inhabited (or formerly inhabited by the leader of a local Christian church can A cleric ( Ancient Greek κληρικός - klērikos clergyman (pl
Additionally, the dean must follow the particular norms of the diocese. In many rites of the Roman Catholic Church and in Anglican churches, a diocese is an administrative territorial unit administered by a Bishop. Canon 555 also particularly mentions that a dean must visit the parishes of the district in accord with the regulations made by the diocesan bishop.
Anglican usage
In the Church of England and many other Anglican Churches a deanery is a group of parishes within a smaller region of an archdeaconry. The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England, the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican A parish is a Local church; it is an administrative unit typically found in episcopal or presbyterian churches A position of archdeacon is a senior position in Anglicanism, Syrian Malabar Nasrani, and in some other Christian denominations above that of most The more formal term, rural deanery, is less often used. A deanery is presided over by the 'Rural Dean', or 'Area Dean'. In the Anglican Communion and the Roman Catholic Church, a Rural Dean presides over a Rural Deanery (more commonly simply referred to as a Deanery
The deanery synod has a membership of all clergy who are licensed to a parish within the deanery, plus elected lay members from every parish. A synod (also known as a council) is a council of a church, usually a Christian church convened to decide an issue of doctrine administration or application
The term deanery is also used to apply to the ecclesiastical districts of Jersey and Guernsey, which are Royal Peculiars and whose deans hold a status more equivalent to an archdeacon than a rural dean. The Bailiwick of Jersey ( Jèrriais: Jèrri) is a British Crown dependency off the coast of Normandy, France. The Bailiwick of Guernsey (Bailliage de Guernesey is a British Crown dependency in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy. A position of archdeacon is a senior position in Anglicanism, Syrian Malabar Nasrani, and in some other Christian denominations above that of most
The term deanery is also often used to refer to the house, or official residence, of the dean of a cathedral.
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References
- MacMorran K. The Deanery of Alresford lies within the Diocese of Winchester in England. The Deanery (or Deanery Garden) is a house designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens in Sonning, Berkshire, England, between 1899 and 1901 in Sonning (occasionally called Sonning-on-Thames) is a Village and Civil parish in the English county of Berkshire, a few miles The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England, the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican M. and Briden T. A Handbook for Churchwardens and Parochial Church Councillors, Continuum (2001) ISBN 0-8264-6308-8
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