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Of or pertaining to a diocese; as, diocesan missions.

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  1. a. Of or pertaining to a diocese; as, diocesan missions.
  2. n. A bishop, viewed in relation to his diocese; as, the diocesan of New York.
  3. n. The clergy or the people of a diocese.
  4. adj. belonging to or governing a diocese
  5. n. a bishop having jurisdiction over a diocese
  6. Of or pertaining to a diocese; as, diocesan missions. 1. A bishop, viewed in relation to his diocese; as, the diocesan of New York. 2. pl. The clergy or the people of a diocese. Strype.
  7. j:100 n. a bishop having jurisdiction over a diocese a. belonging to or governing a diocese