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PASTOR, PAROCHIAL
The priest or moral person to whom a parish is entrusted under the authority of a bishop (or ordinary of the place), with the responsibility of caring for souls.
All items in this dictionary are from Fr. John Hardon's Modern Catholic Dictionary, © Eternal Life. Used with permission.
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