presbytery

The presbytery (Greek / Latin council of elders ) is called

• the presbytery (college) , the college of priests of a diocese
• the parish leadership in some Protestant regional churches
• the presbytery (Presbyterianism) , the governing body of an association of parishes in Presbyterian churches
• the choir (architecture) or chancel in churches, which is reserved for the clergy and structurally - e.g. B. by choir barriers - can be separated.

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Wiktionary: Presbytery  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

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