- Dioceses ruled by an archbishop are commonly referred to as archdioceses; most are metropolitan sees, being placed at the head of an ecclesiastical province.
- A metropolis may have constituent dioceses. Archdiocese: a large or important diocese or set of dioceses whose primate or ruling bishop is an archbishop.
- Recent Examples on the Web The diocese released a list of clergy accused in 2021 including 64 ordained as early as 1906.
- diocese. From Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Jump to navigation Jump to search. See also: diocèse. Contents. 1 English.
- The secular diocese was subdivided into provinces, each with its own governor; but, in the ecclesiastical.
- I. ORIGIN OF TERM Originally the term diocese (Gr. dioikesis ) signified management of a household, thence administration or government in general.
- The Diocese of La Crosse is committed to helping victims and survivors of sexual abuse and dedicated to protecting our children.
- While a diocese is commonly associated with the Western (Latin) Church, an eparchy pertains to the Eastern Christian traditions.
- a district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. [1300–50; Middle English diocise, diocese < Anglo-French < Late Latin diocēsis, variant of Late Latin, Latin dioecēsis...
- Diocese definition: an ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.. See examples of DIOCESE used in a sentence.
