parishioner

noun

pa·rish·ion·er pə-ˈri-sh(ə-)nər

: a member or inhabitant of a parish

Examples of parishioner in a Sentence

the parishioners of First Baptist Church

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Some 25,000 people are buried at Most Holy Trinity, many of them working-class immigrants from Germany who were parishioners of the nearby Catholic churches. —

Maria Cramer, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2025 Reverend Manuel Rodriguez of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church in Queens, New York, said many of his 17,000 parishioners are undocumented and have children who attend the parish's school. —

John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025 Trump’s promises have caused fear and anxiety among some parishioners — either for their families, friends, community or themselves. —

Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Jan. 2025 Donations are dwindling, especially from modest donors, including those from a string of Oakland County churches whose parishioners have long provided the main income of the nonprofit Baldwin Center. —

Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 2 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for parishioner