English-Swedish translations for pastorate

Definition of pastorate

• The role or responsibilities of a pastor
• The period of service of a particular pastor to their congregation; their term of office
• An organization or body consisting of multiple pastors

Examples

• The old pastor found his pastorate wearying, and longed to retire.
• His pastorate had been marked by several changes in church policy with regards to community outreach.
• At the denominations annual conference, the pastorate had passed a bylaw prohibiting members from performing online marriage ceremonies.

Related words

• pastoral
• pastorale
• pastoralism
• agropastoral
• pastorally
• pastoralist
• silvopastoral
• agrosilvopastoral
• antipastoral