Legal responsibilities & guidance

The liability of some landowners to contribute to the cost of repairing the chancel of a parish church.

Many parishes benefit from long established parochial charities, whose original purposes were to benefit the poor in the parish or the local church building.

The Diocesan Registry provides legal advice and support to the Diocese of Norwich, and specifically to the Diocesan Board of Finance.

The principal law relating to marriage in Church of England parish churches is contained in the Marriage Act 1949.

Patronage is the right to appoint or present an Incumbent to a benefice.

The Parochial Church Council (PCC) is the governing body of a parish church that helps steer the life of the church in its mission, witness and service in the parish. It’s also a charity.