Diocese

In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.

This article is about ecclesiastical dioceses. For the administrative entities in the Roman Empire, see Roman diocese.
"Diocesan" redirects here. For other uses, see Diocesan (disambiguation).
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