Collegiate church

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dean or provost
.

In its governance and religious observance, a collegiate church is similar in some respects to a cathedral, but a collegiate church is not the seat of a bishop and has no diocesan responsibilities.

Collegiate churches have often been supported by endowments, including lands, or by

benefices
.

The church building commonly provides both distinct spaces for congregational worship and for the choir offices of the canons.

History

Interior of Collegiate Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Help and Mary Magdalene in Poznań, Poland