Rev David Holloway
In a parish church it would be a vicar which is the ordinary title given to certain parish priests.
A vicar in the church is a member of the clergy who is in charge of a particular parish or church. They are responsible for leading worship services, providing pastoral care to the congregation, and overseeing the day-to-day operations of the church.
A vicar is a what a parish priest is called in the Anglican Church. Non-conformist churches, Episcopalians, Baptists, Methodists, URC, Pentecostals and so on use the title minister. Although not often found in Catholic churches in years past, parochial vicar is nowadays being used more and more as the term for what used to be called parish priest.
We have the Parish priest. The parish priest is helped by a parochial vicar (formerly known as a curate or an assistant pastor) and/or a permanent deacon, religious sister, or lay parishioners all known as pastoral associates.
The Church of England (aka the episcopal church) uses a system of Vicars. I am not certain if any others do or not. Generally Episcopal or Anglican when referring to a parish priest. However there are other usages that apply to the Cahtolic, Orthodox and Lutheran churches. For more information see Wikipedia.org "Vicar"
A 'vicar' (or sometimes 'rector' depending on the history of a parish) is the priest with oversight of an area called a parish within the Anglican Church of which the Church of England is one province. Vicars have what is called the 'cure of souls'. This means that, because the Church of England is the official state church of the land, vicars have a pastoral and spiritual responsibility for everyone within their parish and not just church members. This is a huge strength of the parish ("parochial") system as every person in the country has the right to pastoral or spiritual care from their own vicar whether or not they attend church. This is more than can be said for any other denomination where the minister is only responsible pastorally for his or her own church members. Therefore, as well as the normal Sunday services and the saying, privately or publicly, of the daily offices, a vicar is also responsible for all spiritual care, teaching, preaching and so on in the parish. Often this will involve Bible study, nurture courses (like the Alpha course), attendance at community events, visiting the sick and bereaved, involvement in community groups, involvement in local schools or hospitals within the parish boundaries and any other activity where his or her presence is either expected or is an asset.
A vicar is an ordained priest. They are typically assigned to one parish and their duties include holding marriage, funeral, worship, and other religious services. Their duties can also include administrative duties, visiting hospitals and schools for religious services, and meeting with church groups.
Central Parish Church was created in 1859.
Glenorchy Parish Church was created in 1811.
Wadsley Parish Church was created in 1834.
Ware Parish Church was created in 1715.
Kirkoswald Parish Church was created in 1777.