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Definition of DIOCESE

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Archdiocese
Archdiocese Arch`di"o*cese, n. [Pref. arch- + diocese.] The diocese of an archbishop.
Diocesener
Diocesener Di`o*ce"se*ner, n. One who belongs to a diocese. [Obs.] --Bacon.
Undiocesed
Undiocesed Un*di"o*cesed, a. Unprovided with a diocese; having no diocese. --Milton.

Meaning of DIOCESE from wikipedia

- In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. In the later organization of the Roman...
- The seven suburbicarian dioceses (Latin: dioeceses suburbicariae, Italian: sedi suburbicarie) are Catholic dioceses located in the vicinity of Rome, whose...
- The Diocese of Rome (Latin: Dioecesis Urbis seu Romana; Italian: Diocesi di Roma), also called the Vicariate of Rome, is a Latin diocese of the Catholic...
- A suffragan diocese is one of the dioceses other than the metropolitan archdiocese that constitute an ecclesiastical province. It exists in some Christian...
- The Diocese of Dallas (Latin: Diœcesis Dallasensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in North Texas in the United...
- the Catholic Church consisted of 2,903 dioceses or equivalent jurisdictions, each overseen by a bishop. Dioceses are divided into individual communities...
- four dioceses of its surrounding provinces of Cavite (Diocese of Imus), Rizal (Diocese of Antipolo), Bulacan (Diocese of Malolos), and Laguna (Diocese of...
- 35°N 9°E / 35°N 9°E / 35; 9 The Diocese of Africa (Latin: Dioecesis Africae) was a diocese of the later Roman Empire, incorporating the provinces of...
- Diocese of Bergamo Diocese of Brescia Diocese of Como Diocese of Crema Diocese of Cremona Diocese of Lodi Diocese of Mantua Diocese of Pavia Diocese of...
- of Dodona Diocese of Elaea Diocese of Kampania Diocese of Meloe Diocese of Messene Diocese of Myrina Diocese of Nyssa Diocese of Petra Diocese of Platamon...