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The Role of Priests in the Catholic Church. In the Catholic Church, a parish priest(also known as a pastor) is a priest appointed by the bishop to represent him to the local parish, which is a collection of neighborhoods in one small region of a county within a given state.

The duties of a parish priest include
presiding at Mass, giving blessings, proclaiming and explaining the
Gospel, anointing the sick and absolving sinners.

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