Parish (administrative division)
Administrative non-ecclesiastical division
A parish is an administrative division used by several countries . To distinguish it from an ecclesiastical parish , the term civil parish is used in some jurisdictions, as noted below.
The table below lists countries which use this administrative division:
Country or territory
Local name
Notes
Andorra
Parròquia
Antigua and Barbuda
Parish
Australia
Parish [1]
Not all states use parishes, with SA and NT using hundreds instead.
Barbados
Parish
Bermuda
Parish
Canada
New Brunswick
Parish
Prince Edward Island
Parish
Quebec
Parish municipality
China
Macau
Freguesia / 堂區
Dominica
Parish
Ecuador
Parroquia
Estonia
Vald
Georgia
მუნიციპალიტეტი
Grenada
Parish
Guernsey
Parish
Ireland
Civil parish
In the Republic of Ireland, civil parishes continue to exist for statutory purposes only .
Jamaica
Parish
Jersey
Parish
Latvia
Pagasts
Isle of Man
Parish
Montserrat
Parish
(Nordic countries )
Municipality
In Nordic countries, a rural administrative parish corresponds to the concept of socken , a predecessor to today's municipalities of Sweden , Finland , Norway and Denmark .
Portugal
Freguesia
Russia
Приход
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Parish
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Parish
Spain
(Asturias , Galicia )
Parroquia
Ukraine
Парафія
United Kingdom
England
Civil parish
In all parts of the British Isles except Scotland and Wales , it is known as a civil parish to distinguish it from the ecclesiastical parish .[2] In England, a (civil) parish council may choose to rename itself as a town council or as a community council . In Northern Ireland, civil parishes continue to exist for statutory purposes only .
Northern Ireland
Civil parish
Scotland (formerly)
Civil parish
Scotland
Community
Wales
Community
United States
Louisiana
Parish
The term "county " is used in 48 US states , while Louisiana and Alaska have functionally equivalent subdivisions called parishes and boroughs respectively.[3]
South Carolina (formerly)
Parish
Until the late 19th century, the South Carolina Lowcountry was divided into parishes. Today all of South Carolina is divided into counties.[4]
Venezuela
Parroquia
See also
References
^ "Parish and historical maps". Land & Property Information . Government of New South Wales . 2012. Archived from the original on 5 January 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2015 .
^ "In praise of ... civil parishes". The Guardian . 16 May 2011.
^ "An Overview of County Government". National Association of Counties . Archived from the original on April 17, 2013. Retrieved April 25, 2013 .
^ The Newberry Library (2009). "South Carolina: Individual County Chronologies, South Carolina Atlas of Historical County Boundaries". publications.newberry.org . Chicago , Illinois , US. Retrieved June 5, 2018 .
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