Parroquia (Spanish:[parokia], Galician:[paˈrɔkia], pl. parroquias; Asturian:[paˈrokia], pl. parroquies) or Parròquia (Catalan:[pəˈrɔkiə] pl. parròquies) is a term equivalent to the English Parish; used in Andorra, Ecuador, Venezuela, Peru and some parts of northwestern Spain.