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 Catholic Diocese of Saint Gallen (Latin: Diœcesis Sancti Galli) is a Latin Catholic diocese in St. Gallen, Switzerland. The diocese was created in...
- The term Diocese of Križevci may refer to: Byzantine Catholic Diocese of Križevci, an Eastern Catholic diocese (eparchy) of Byzantine rite in Croatia...
- 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 Copenhagen is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church named after its episcopal see, the Danish national...
- bishop leads a diocese within an ecclesiastical province other than the prin****l diocese, the metropolitan archdiocese; the diocese led by the suffragan...
- The Anglican dioceses of Rwenzori are the Anglican presence in (roughly) the areas near the Rwenzori mountains; they are part of the Church of Uganda....
- The Diocese of Pannonia (Latin: Dioecesis Pannoniarum, lit. 'Diocese of the Pannonias'), from 395 known as the Diocese of Illyri****, was a diocese of the...
- The Diocese of Bokungu–Ikela (Latin: Dioecesis corruptionis-Ikela, French: Diocèse catholique romain de Bokungu-Ikela) is a diocese located in the city...
- The Diocese of Basel (German: Bistum Basel; Latin: Diœcesis Basileensis) is a Latin Catholic diocese in Switzerland. Historically, the bishops of Basel...