Within a diverse and loosely associated «brotherhood» they have borne witness to their local congregations as whole and autonomous manifestations of the church. (religion-online.org)
Of course, for the sake of usefulness a congregation can elect a pastor or bishop, maybe for temporary charge who leads the affairs of the congregation as a whole. (religion.blogs.cnn.com)
My sense is that the congregation as a whole is made up of fairly orthodox Catholics, which I doubt is always the case in university towns. (firstthings.com)