The people may have input, mostly it is up to the pastor, which the Bishop must approve.
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.
A parish
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.
Espousal of our Lady Parish Church
There is the Good Shepard parish in Maine.
I believe there is at least one catholic school per 2 public schools. This is just an assumption that I've made judging by my area. Since most Catholic schools are sponsored by a local Catholic parish, they are usually located near the church of the parish that sponsors them and usually bear the same name as the parish church.
St. Gabriel's Catholic Parish Complex was created in 1908.
Call the parish office where you are registered.
Catholic priests are assigned a parish by the bishop of the diocese.
Catholic Churches have a lot of organizations, you would have to contact your local parish to find out what theirs were.
A parish is an ecclesiastical unit in the Catholic and Anglican churches. The parish is the area served by a parish church and a parish priest. In days gone by, institutional charity was practised by the churches, and one of their services was to care for foundlings and other abandoned children. Such children would be parish children and this may be the origin of the surname Parish or Parrish.