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A '''deanery''' is a pastoral division of a [[diocese]] under the territorial [[jurisdiction]] of a [[dean]].
"[[Parish]]es of a [[diocese]] are usually gathered into deaneries in order to promote joint [[priest|pastoral]] action and the best possible distribution of ministry, and to provide for the pastoral care of the priests serving in each area of the diocese" (La Crosse).
