diocese
IPA: dˈaɪʌsiz
noun
- Administrative division of the later Roman Empire, starting with the tetrarchy.
- (religion) Region administered by a bishop.
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Examples of "diocese" in Sentences
- The prelate of the diocese is the bishop.
- The parish is subordinated to the diocese.
- The parish is in the Diocese of Broken Bay.
- The Protestant Parish was in the diocese of Cashel.
- The ecclesiastical parish is in the diocese of Ely.
- The Abbot of the monastery is the Bishop of the Diocese.
- The episcopal leader of the diocese is the Bishop of Natal.
- He is the former auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Scranton.
- The ecclesiastical parish is part of the diocese of Peterborough.
- It is in the diocese of Lichfield and the advowson is vested in the bishop.
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