| 单词 | diocesan quota |
| 释义 | > as lemmasdiocesan (formerly also †parochial) quota c. Anglican Church. The sum of money that a diocese requests each year from a parish, as a contribution towards diocesan expenditure (more fully diocesan (formerly also †parochial) quota). ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > benefice > other financial matters > [noun] > funds or revenue > quota of parish funds contributed to diocese diocesan (formerly also parochial) quota1911 1911 Archbishops' Comm. Church Finance Rep. iv. 45 We recommend... That a system of parochial assessment..should be adopted... That the amount of this apportionment or contribution (which may conveniently be called the Parochial Quota) should from time to time be fixed by the Diocesan Board of Finance. 1919 W. B. Incledon Vicar Reconstructs vi. 27 So the Diocesan Finance Committee has been worrying you about the diocesan quota. My advice is to let them worry until you have your parochial finance scheme in proper working order. 1936 W. K. L. Clarke Almsgiving ii. vi. 115 In many parishes the diocesan quota is paid reluctantly. 1995 Independent 18 Oct. 18/2 The present policy of adding more and more parishes to fewer and fewer clergy, while charging ever-increasing sums in the form of the quota or parish share..is counterproductive. < as lemmas |
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