National parish is a type of
Catholic parish distinguished by liturgical rites or nationality of the congregation; it is found within a
diocese or
particular Church, which includes other types of parishes in the same geographical area, each parish being unique. A
national parish is distinguished from the commonly known type of parish, the
territorial parish, which serves a territory subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the territorial parish priest. A national parish is an ecclesiastic subdivision which serves a community of people but is not necessarily a geographic subdivision.