consultative organ
1Pastoral Council — In Catholic dioceses and parishes, Pastoral Councils may be established by the diocesan Bishop or pastor. They are consultative bodies which serve to advise them regarding pastoral issues. The main purpose of a diocesan pastoral council is… …
2Portugal — /pawr cheuh geuhl, pohr /; Port. /pawrdd too gahl /, n. a republic in SW Europe, on the Iberian Peninsula, W of Spain. (Including the Azores and the Madeira Islands) 9,867,654; 35,414 sq. mi. (91,720 sq. km). Cap.: Lisbon. * * * Portugal… …
3Lisbon Metropolitan Area — (Portuguese: Área Metropolitana de Lisboa, or AML) is a territorial zone that includes 18 municipalities (concelhos) in Portugal. The smaller Grande Lisboa (Greater Lisbon) area is a subregion of the NUTS II Lisbon Region by its own right.The… …
4Agglomeration — The agglomeration (agglomération, agglomer atie) of Brussels denotes the grouping of the city with 18 surrounding communes. The establishment of a regional entity for the capital area took place within the context of demands for devolution of… …
5Catalan language — Catalan, Valencian català, valencià Pronunciation [kətəˈɫa] (EC) [kataˈla] (WC) [valensiˈa] (V) Spoken in …
6Politics of Spain — takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic constitutional monarchy, whereby the Monarch is the Head of State and the President of the Government is the head of government in a multi party system. Executive power is… …
7Ernest Augustus I, Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach — Ernst August I, Duke of Saxe Weimar (b. Weimar, 19 April 1688 d. Eisenach, 19 January 1748), was a duke of Saxe Weimar and, from 1741, of Saxe Weimar Eisenach. He was the second but eldest surviving son of Johann Ernst III, Duke of Saxe Weimar… …
8Spain — /spayn/, n. a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 39,244,195; 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Cap.: Madrid. Spanish, España. * * * Spain Introduction Spain Background: Spain s powerful world empire of the 16th and… …
9André-Joseph Léonard — Archbishop of Mechelen Brussels Church Roman Catholic Archdiocese Mechelen Brussels …
10Spain — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Spain <p></p> Background: <p></p> Spain s powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to …
