A pouillé is an enumeration of all
ecclesiastical benefices located in a given geographical area.
There can be a pouillé of a parish, an
abbey, a
deanery
A deanery (or decanate) is an ecclesiastical entity in the Roman Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Anglican Communion, the Evangelical Church in Germany, and the Church of Norway. A deanery is either the jurisdiction or residenc ...
, a
diocese, etc. The pouillé is established for the assessment and collection of tax and charges and may include the revenues of profits, the number of taxpayers or even the complete list of these parties with the amounts paid.
In some cases, we call a pouillé a register in which are transcribed acts affecting a
church building
A church, church building or church house is a building used for Christian worship services and other Christian religious activities. The earliest identified Christian church is a house church founded between 233 and 256. From the 11th thro ...
,
abbey, etc. and the description of the property.
Sometimes the term
polyptych is used.
General pouillés include all the archbishops and bishops of the kingdom or state.
References
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