Conventional District
Three definitions, similar but not identical, edited for clarity in the context of Wikipedia:
A conventional district is an area covered by a new Church of England church, similar to a parish.
In the Church of England, a conventional district is a defined area placed under the care of a curate in charge (called the Minister of the Conventional District) with a district church council, by agreement between the incumbent(s) and bishop. They are not parishes but can have all the apparatus of a parish. They are often thought of as experimental parishes, pending their creation as proper parishes in their own right. [2]
In the Church of England, a conventional district is a defined but adaptable structure for a particular geographical area which has a different identity from the main parish(es) because of housing development or a particular missional context. It may sometimes be a stepping stone to the creation of a separate parish later. A CD has a Minister in Charge appointed by the Bishop, rather than being within an existing benefice.[3]
See also: Chapelry, Daughter Church, Chapel of Ease
References
- ↑ https://churcharmy.org/Articles/531273/What_we_do/Research_Unit/Glossary_of_terms.aspx
- ↑ https://www.churchofengland.org/sites/default/files/2017-10/mission_and_pastoral_measure_2011_-_volume_2.pdf
- ↑ https://www.stalbans.anglican.org/wp-content/uploads/Options-for-pastoral-re-organisation-and-structures.pdf
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