Definition of Diocese. Meaning of Diocese. Synonyms of Diocese

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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 Diocese of Meath (Irish: Deoise na Mí) is an Irish diocese which took its name after the ancient Kingdom of Meath. In the Roman Catholic Church it...
- Diocese of Norwich, formerly known as the Diocese of the East Angles, East Anglia, Elmham, and Thetford, is an ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese...
- The term Diocese of Križevci may refer to: Byzantine Catholic Diocese of Križevci, an Eastern Catholic diocese (eparchy) of Byzantine rite in Croatia...
- Southern Diocese may refer to: Southern Diocese, Anglican Episcopal Church of Brazil Southern Diocese, Evangelical-Lutheran Church in Hungary Diocese of Southern...
- The Diocese of Faras was a Christian bishopric in Nobadia during the Middle Ages and is today a titular see of the Coptic Orthodox Church. Its seat was...
- of the Anglican Church in Antananarivo in the Indian Ocean since the diocese's erection in 1969. The current bishop is Samoela Jaona Ranarivelo. Bishops...
- 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...
- A metropolis, metropolitanate or metropolitan (arch)diocese is an episcopal see whose bishop is the metropolitan bishop or archbishop of an ecclesiastical...
- 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...