Definition of diocese. Meaning of diocese. Synonyms 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 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...
- Diocese of Westminster may refer to: Roman Catholic Diocese of Westminster, since 1850, with seat at Westminster Cathedral Diocese of Westminster (Church...
- A suffragan diocese is one of the dioceses other than the metropolitan archdiocese that constitute an ecclesiastical province. It exists in some Christian...
- 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 Christchurch may refer to: Anglican Diocese of Christchurch, a geographical area of the Anglican Church, in New Zealand Roman Catholic Diocese...
- Catholic Diocese of Cochin (Latin: Dioecesis Coccinensis; Portuguese: Diocese de Cochim; Malayalam: കൊച്ചി രൂപത) is a Roman Catholic Diocese following...
- Diocese of Chicago may refer to: Catholic Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago St. Thomas Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Chicago Ukrainian Catholic...
- The Diocese of Hispania was a late antique administrative unit (Dioecesis) of the Roman Empire on the Iberian Peninsula. It existed from 298 to about...