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Definition of DIOCESAN

Diocesan
Diocesan Di*oc"e*san, n. 1. A bishop, viewed in relation to his diocese; as, the diocesan of New York. 2. pl. The clergy or the people of a diocese. --Strype.

Meaning of DIOCESAN from wikipedia

- bishop. If the title of archbishop is granted on personal grounds to a diocesan bishop, his diocese does not thereby become an archdiocese.[better source needed]...
- the diocesan synod. (In the Episcopal Church in the US, the corresponding body is called a diocesan convention.) The precise composition of a diocesan synod...
- up diocesan in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Diocesan is derived from the words Diocese and Dio. Diocesan may also refer to: St. John's Diocesan Girls'...
- A diocesan bishop, within various Christian traditions, is a bishop or archbishop in pastoral charge of a diocese or archdiocese. In relation to other...
- otherwise members of religious life. Secular priests (sometimes known as diocesan priests) are priests who commit themselves to a certain geographical area...
- of bishops by the laying on of hands in the sacrament of holy orders. Diocesan bishops—known as eparchial bishops in the Eastern Catholic Churches—are...
- members of religious institutes, the Canon law (canon 603) recognizes also diocesan hermits under the direction of their bishop as members of the consecrated...
- to name a diocesan administrator for a vacant suffragan see if the diocesan council of consultors fails to properly elect one. His diocesan tribunal additionally...
- The Diocesan College (commonly known as Bishops) is a private, English medium, boarding and day high school for boys situated in the suburb of Rondebosch...
- The Diocesan Boys' School (DBS) is a day and boarding Anglican boys' school in Hong Kong, located at 131 Argyle Street, Mong Kok, Kowloon. The school's...