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[quote=Anonymous]Our Anglican parish has a Rector. A Rector is a title for a minister which basically means "the person in charge". Note the shared root with director. The use of Rector seems most common in western churches with episcopal church polity. So Roman Catholic, Church of England, The Episcopal Church, etc. A large parish might have multiple ordained ministers, but only one Rector. A Parson seems to be a more colloquial and informal way of referring to whoever happens to be filling the pastoral position. Vicar is used (I think) almost exclusively in the Church of England, and seems to typically refer to one who is the sole minister at a small parish. Vicar means substitute, so the etymology is that he is the one who is standing in for Christ. So Rectory: Rector's house Parsonage: Parson's house Vicarage: Vicar's house[/quote]
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