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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 term Diocese of Križevci may refer to: Byzantine Catholic Diocese of Križevci, an Eastern Catholic diocese (eparchy) of Byzantine rite in Croatia...
- The Catholic Diocese of Saint Gallen (Latin: Diœcesis Sancti Galli) is a Latin Catholic diocese in St. Gallen, Switzerland. The diocese was created in...
- that diocese. Under George V, the Diocese of Guildford was created out of the north-eastern part of the Diocese of Winchester in 1927. The diocese covers...
- bishop leads a diocese within an ecclesiastical province other than the prin****l diocese, the metropolitan archdiocese; the diocese led by the suffragan...
- Diocese of Birmingham may refer to: In England and Wales: Anglican Diocese of Birmingham Coptic Orthodox Diocese of the Midlands and Affiliated Areas U...
- Diocese of Christchurch may refer to: Anglican Diocese of Christchurch, a geographical area of the Anglican Church, in New Zealand Roman Catholic Diocese...
- Diocese of Worcester may refer to: Anglican Diocese of Worcester, England Roman Catholic Diocese of Worcester, M****achusetts. U.S.A. This disambiguation...
- A suffragan diocese is one of the dioceses other than the metropolitan archdiocese that constitute an ecclesiastical province. It exists in some Christian...
- Church of England Diocese of Sheffield in the Province of York. A similar title was first created as a suffragan see in the Diocese of York in 1901. John...