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All churches, whether missions, parish churches or cathedrals are named for saints. That way the parish has the patronage and protection of a particular saint. That seems a lot more personable than naming a church the West 44th Avenue Catholic Church.
There is the Good Shepard parish in Maine.
I would say with 95% certainty that is it, I go to a Sacred Heart Parish, which is Catholic, and have never seen a Protestant use the word "Parish" or name a Church "Sacred Heart".
A Catholic Parish is a designation of a geographical locale, established by the local Catholic diocese. It is the area that is identified as a single congregation of Catholic worshipers. A parish usually has one church in it, and one priest.
The smallest unit of the Catholic Church is the family, followed by the parish.
A parish
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Catholic Churches have a lot of organizations, you would have to contact your local parish to find out what theirs were.
A parish is the name for a Catholic church, it's surrounding area, and the parishioners who worship there. Chicago in and of itself is not a parish, however, it contains many Catholic churches, each of which is its own parish.
In a Catholic Church, of the person's parish
There is only one reigning pope at a time and he is the pope of the entire Catholic Church. Each parish has a pastor who is in charge of that parish only and under the same pope in the Vatican.
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