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Father Gerards Chromy is he current parish priest and Canon Kieran O'Farrell is also in the parish as a retired priest.
If you mean by the parishioners of a parish, no. The bishop of the diocese decides what a priest does and where.
Parish priests are appointed by a bishop and supported by the local parish of the priest.
"Parish priest" is a job.
A parish priest is the main priest in a parish. He is responsible for running the parish, so he may have to deal with more practical things, like doing the accounts for the parish. He will also have his normal duties as a priest. Other priests in the parish may help him and they are called curates.
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A catholic priest who happened to be Parish Priest at Dodoma Catholic Cathedral-Tanzania; now working in Italy after completing his studies there.
The Parish Priest
Father Bob Conroy MC is currently on leave from the Missionaries of Charity and serving as a parish priest in Kansas.
A parish priest is the main priest in a parish. He is responsible for running the parish, so he may have to deal with more practical things, like doing the accounts for the parish. He will also have his normal duties as a priest. Other priests in the parish may help him and they are called curates.
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A parish priest, assigned as pastor by the Bishop, supervises a parish.