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Incumbent (ecclesiastical)
The incumbent of a benefice, usually the parish priest, in Anglican canon law holds the temporalities or assets and income. The incumbent has legal possession of the church and glebe for the term of his office, but shares with the churchwardens the responsibility for them.
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