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Q: Recently, I heard a priest speak on the importance of supporting your “territorial parish,” which he made sound like whatever parish happened to be in your neighborhood. But I have been an active member of a different parish for years, and I don’t understand the need to support a parish I didn’t choose to register in.
A: While Catholics are free to attend Massand otherwise be involved in the life of whatever parish they choose, in most cases, a Catholic’s official parish membership is determined by where they live.
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A: While Catholics are free to attend Massand otherwise be involved in the life of whatever parish they choose, in most cases, a Catholic’s official parish membership is determined by where they live.
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Do I need to attend my territorial parish?
Catholics may worship anywhere, but canon law ties parish membership to where you live — not where you register.
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