Template talk:Parish church

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[edit] Header

{{infobox Parish church
|name         = (name of the church - mandatory field)
|image        = (image with full image tag i.e. [[Image:Picture of church|200px]], try not to use thumbnails)
|caption      = (caption for the image)
|dedication   = (Saint's name etc with wiki formatting e.g. [[St Mary Magdalene]])
|denomination = (with wiki formatting e.g. [[Scottish Episcopal Church]])
|tradition    = (mainly for Anglican churches i.e. [[High Church]], [[Evangelical]])

[edit] Administration

|parish       = (parish e.g. [[Egglescliffe]] or [[St Olave]] with [[St Giles]] etc)
|deanery      = (deanery e.g. [[Stokesley Deanery|Stokesley]])
|archdeaconry = (archdeaconry e.g. [[Archdeaconry of the East Riding|East Riding]])
|diocese      = (diocese e.g. [[Anglican Diocese of Toronto|Toronto]])
|province     = (ecclesiastical province e.g. [[Province of Canterbury|Canterbury]]
|presbytery   = (presbytery e.g. [[Presbytery of Aberdeen|Aberdeen]]

[edit] Clergy

|archbishop   =
|bishop       =
|dean         =
|prebendary   =
|provost      =
|canon        =
|priest       =
|vicar        =
|vicar1       =
|rector       =
|curate       =
|curate1      =
|minister     =
|assistant    =
|honpriest    = (use for honorary clergy)
|deacon       =
|pastor       =

[edit] Other

|organistdom   = (use when organist is also director of music)
|organist      =
|organis1      =
|website       = (use wiki formatting e.g. [http://www.stmachars.com www.stmachars.com]
}}

[edit] 'Clergy' section

I'm confused by the purpose of the Clergy section. A bishop, for example, is rarely attached to a specific church; nor is an archdeacon or archbishop. Are these fields meant to be used to list the bishop etc of the diocese the church is in (as they are at Durham Cathedral? If not, what are they for? Are there denominations where someone might be a bishop of a single church? (If someone who is a bishop is also vicar of a church, they should be listed as 'vicar', not 'bishop'). TSP 20:07, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

I agree - I've removed them from the template — PMJ 18:56, 13 February 2007 (UTC)