prelature

As nouns the difference between parish and prelature

is that parish is in the Anglican, Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic Church or certain civil government entities such as the state of Louisiana, an administrative part of a diocese that has its own church while prelature is prelates in general.

As a verb parish

is to place (an area, or rarely a person) into one or more parishes.

As nouns the difference between diocese and prelature

is that diocese is administrative {{l/en|division}} of the later {{l/en|Roman Empire}}, starting with the tetrarchy while prelature is prelates in general.

As nouns the difference between jurisdiction and prelature

is that jurisdiction is the power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law while prelature is prelates in general.

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and prelature

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while prelature is prelates in general.

As a verb premature

is .

As a noun prelature is

prelates in general.