Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Serving as a subsidiary church, or chapel of ease (which see, under
chapel ).
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective rare Serving to aid or help; serving as a chapel of ease; tributary.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
subsidiary (to a religious establishment) - adjective Serving to
aid orhelp ; serving as achapel of ease ;tributary .
Etymologies
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Examples
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After a total of two hours and a quarter we reached Banza Chisalla: it is a “small country,” in African parlance, a succursal of Boma proper, the Banza on the hills beyond the reedy, grassy plain.
Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo 2003
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In 1909, the Diocese of Nancy had 517,508 inhabitants, 29 deaneries, 482 succursal parishes, and 91 vicariates.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman 1840-1916 1913
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Concordat (1905) the Diocese of Saint-Brieuc contained 609,349 inhabitants, 48 parishes, 354 succursal parishes, 395 vicariates, towards the support of which the State contributed.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 13: Revelation-Stock 1840-1916 1913
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In 1910 the Diocese of Rouen had 863,879 inhabitants, 5 archdeaconeries, 45 deaneries, 16 first-class parishes, 47 second-class parishes, 599 succursal parishes, 53 curacies and about 800 priests.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 13: Revelation-Stock 1840-1916 1913
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The Diocese of Nantes has 664,971 Catholics, 52 parishes, 209 succursal parishes.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman 1840-1916 1913
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He did not rest content with a mere strict fulfilment of the pecuniary obligations to the Church to which the Concordat had bound the State; in 1803 and 1804 it became the custom to pay stipends to canons and desservants of succursal parishes.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman 1840-1916 1913
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There are also two small churches, a succursal chapel of the cathedral, and a Ruthenian Catholic church.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 9: Laprade-Mass Liturgy 1840-1916 1913
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Under the old regime Moulins did not even have a parish, the churches which served as parishes were succursal churches of two neighbouring country parishes, Yseure and St-Bonnet.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman 1840-1916 1913
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In 1908 the Diocese of Moulins counted 390,812 inhabitants, 31 parishes, 281 succursal parishes, 55 vicariates.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman 1840-1916 1913
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Protestants; 31 parishes; 296 succursal parishes; 58 vicariates.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman 1840-1916 1913
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