Diocese: form diocess—current until the 19th century—from Lat., “housekeeping,” “administration,” διοικεῖν, “to keep house,” “to govern”), the sphere of a bishop’s jurisdiction. In this, its sole modern sense, the word diocese (dioecesis) has only been regularly used since the ... [84%] 2022-09-02
Diocese: In church governance, a diocese /ˈdaɪsis/ or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associated in a larger unit, the diocese (Latin ... (Religion) [84%] 2023-12-19 [Christian terminology]
Diocese: In the Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Anglican, and some other Christian churches, Diocese is the term used for a cluster of parishes—usually organized geographically—that is overseen by a bishop. The number of parishes in a diocese can range ... [84%] 2023-09-21 [Catholic Church] [Christian History]...
Diocese: In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associated in a larger unit, the diocese (Latin dioecesis ... (Christian district governed by a bishop) [84%] 2024-02-21 [Episcopacy in Anglicanism] [Episcopacy in the Catholic Church]...
The Diocese of Meath: The Diocese of Meath is a nineteenth-century publication on the history of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Meath from medieval to nineteenth century times, written by one of the Diocese's priests, Dean Cogan, a priest in Navan, the ... [82%] 2023-09-03 [1862 non-fiction books] [1867 non-fiction books]...
Diocese of Germensis in Galatia: The Diocese of Germa in Galatia or Germensis in Galatia is a suppressed see and now a titular see of the Roman Catholic Church. Its seat was at Germensis in Galatia (also known as Germocolonia or Germacolonia) in the province ... (Roman Catholic titular see) [76%] 2024-03-25
Orthodox Church in America Diocese of the Midwest: The Diocese of the Midwest is a diocese of the Orthodox Church in America (OCA). Its territory includes parishes, monasteries, and missions located in eleven states in the Midwestern United States – Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota ... (Diocese of the Orthodox Church in America) [75%] 2023-09-02 [Dioceses of the Orthodox Church in America] [Eastern Orthodoxy in Iowa]...