Expositur (church)
In the Catholic Church, a pastoral care district without its own asset management is referred to as an expositur (from the Latin ex 'from, out' and positus 'put, put' ) .
It is headed by a priest who bears the title of " parish vicar " and, depending on the location, holds the title of pastor . The parish vicar is also always the chaplain of the mother parish. An expositur has its own church registers, but these are kept as a sub-register of the mother parish. The pastor of the mother parish retains his parish rights and duties, but should only make use of them in urgent emergencies; the parish vicar therefore usually decides on his own responsibility. With regard to pastoral care , the branch therefore actually enjoys the status of a parish.
Similar to a parish vicarie , the aim of an expositur is to become a parish . The prerequisite for this is the stability of the local community and independent church life. In practice, the exposition is therefore on a par with a parish, even if it is subordinate to canonical law. An expositur has its own parish council , but no church council of its own . The church property is administered by the parish council of the mother parish.