diocese

IPA: dˈaɪʌsiz

Examples of "diocese" in Sentences

And the diocese is getting a new boss bishop in January!
I called the diocese spokeswoman, Suzanne Gill, on her cell.
It wasn't immediately known what Benson's position at the diocese is now.
The Virginia diocese is still in court trying to get the church property back.
In some ways, I appreciate the fact the diocese is still building churches where churches are needed to be built.
Originally the term diocese (Gr. dioikesis) signified management of a household, thence administration or government in general.
Donna Daly, a spokeswoman for the Diocese of San Diego, did not immediately return a call on Sunday and no one answered at the main diocese number.
Meanwhile, the diocese is breaking ground on a $3 million, 450-seat church in the exurb of Grafton, Our Lady Queen of Peace (below), done in a dismal retro style.
For a little over a year, five Canadian and six African dioceses have engaged in diocese-to-diocese theological dialogue on matters relating to human sexuality and to mission.
Monsignor Vincenzo Paglia, Sant'Egidio's sort of godfather in the Church, savors Saint Valentine's legacy, because his diocese is in the place where the Saint is said to have lived.