Rectory

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"Parsonage" and "Vicarage" redirect here.

Depending on denomination and local tastes, the building inhabited, or formerly inhabited by the leader of a Christian church can be referred to by many names. In churches that are members of the Anglican Communion, the building will most commonly be called a rectory or vicarage depending on the title of the inhabitant. Methodists might refer to it as a manse or parsonage. Manse is the usual name for the house of a Church of Scotland minister. These homes are traditionally owned and upkept by the church, as a benefit to their preacher. The trend continues to this day in many denominations because of the tendency of church officials being sent from one church to another at a relatively frequent pace. However, many of the previous buildings with the titles of "vicarage" or "rectory" that are sold by the church retain their old names.