a division of a country with its own church and clergymen
congregation of a church
Cases of word usage
1) a clergyman who helps a parish priest (rector or vicar) (curate)
2) a member of a parish (parishioner)
3) a parish priest (parson)
4) (in England) a main landowner in a country parish (squire)
5) a priest of the Church of England in charge of a parish (vicar)
