1) It can refer to Institutes of Christian perfection whose members take Simple Vows, as distinguished from religious orders in which solemn vows are made. Congregations are a modern development in the Catholic Church and may be either diocesan or pontifical depending on whether they are subject to the local bishop or the Holy See. An example would be the Passionists.
2) The term "congregation" is also applied to groups of monasteries to facilitate discipline and intercommunication. Saint Vincent Archabbey is the motherhouse of the American-Cassinesse congregation of Benedictine Abbeys.
Catholics do not pray through the priest. The priest prays and the congregation responds. Or the priest and the congregation pray together.
The priest and the congregation members.
Of course. A Priest can say or help in a Mass as long as it is in a ROman Catholic Church in any church anywhere. In fact if a priest is in the congregation he is expected to help esp during the consecration in order to fulfill his daily Mass requirements
The parish could not, on their own, remove a priest. They would have to petition the bishop of the diocese to do so. The decision would be his.
Christian ministers or priest having spiritual charge over a congregation or other group.
Lay people are the members of the congregation who are not religious such as a priest, deacon or nun.
The collective noun for worshipers is a congregation of worshipers.
-A Christian minister or priest having spiritual charge over a congregation or other group.
Roman Catholic AnswerThe congregation sits throughout the offertory and only stands when the priest asks them to pray at the end: Brethren, pray that my ....
The initials "C.P" after a priest's name typically stand for "Congregation of the Passion," a religious order founded by Saint Paul of the Cross in the 18th century. This indicates that the priest is a member of the Passionist community.
The are frequently refered to as Pastor, Parson, Reverend, or Father depending on the denomination
-A Christian minister or priest having spiritual charge over a congregation or other group.