Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Agents Facet
3. Organizations (hierarchy name)
4. organizations (groups)
5. administrative bodies
6. political administrative bodies
7. [political administrative bodies by degree of independence]
8. divisions (political administrative bodies)
9. religious divisions

Anotations

Scope note:

Divisions of a larger ecclesiastical administrative area committed to the care and authority of one pastor. Also refers to divisions of local government, such as in England and the state of Louisiana, based on or derived from original ecclesiastical divisions.