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Parish System
The parish system was the Catholic Church's local organizational network of dioceses, parishes, and deans, integrating the faithful into daily liturg…
Timeline
- c. 600–1000Europe · EuropeDiocesan and parish divisions were gradually established in the early Middle Ages; deans were responsible for local liturgy, church property, and registration of the faithful, forming a grassroots network under the bishop's jurisdiction.
- 1120–1130European towns and countryside · EuropeIn the 1120s the parish system operated widely across European towns and countryside; parish churches handled baptism, Mass, and community cohesion, forming a complete local church organization together with the papacy and cathedrals.
Sources
- The Making of the Christian West, 980-1140 — Gerd Tellenbach (1993)