Presbytery
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Presbytery may refer to:
- Presbytery (church polity)Presbyterian polityPresbyterian polity is a method of church governance typified by the rule of assemblies of presbyters, or elders. Each local church is governed by a body of elected elders usually called the session or consistory, though other terms, such as church board, may apply...
, a governing body of ordained elders and ministers - Presbytery (architecture)Presbytery (architecture)The presbytery is the name for an area in a church building which is reserved for the clergy.In the oldest church it is separated by short walls, by small columns and pilasters in the Renaissance ones; it can also be raised, being reachable by a few steps, usually with railings....
, the area of a church building reserved for the clergy - Presbytery (residence), or "rectory", the home of one or more Roman Catholic priests
- PresbyteriumPresbyteriumPresbyterium is a modern term used in the Catholic Church and Eastern Catholic Churches after the Second Vatican Council in reference to a college of priests, in active ministry, of an individual particular church such as a diocese or eparchy...
, a body of ordained, active priests in the Roman Catholic or Anglican churches