Church Territorial Structure
- A chapelry is a subdivision of a parish to cope with difficult access
- A parish is a subdivision of a diocese or see. The diocese is headed by a bishop
- An archdeaconry is another subdivision of a diocese, it is a group of parishes
- A diocese is a subdivision of a province. The province is led by a metropolitan bishop
- A province may cover all or part of a country or a group of countries and be presided over by an archbishop who is Primate
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