Oratory Vs. Parish

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What is the difference between an oratory and a parish?

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From Catholic Encyclopedia:

And oratory is a place set aside for divine worship by the bishop or a dioscese for the celebration of all liturgical services unless the liturgical laws forbid them or the bishop forbids them.

3 types:
1. public for religious communities, available to the public for special reasons
2.semipublic
3. private.

A parish is a group within a diocese. Anyone can go.