Thesaurus: diocese
The circuit or extent of a bishop's jurisdiction; the district in which a bishop exercises his ecclesiastical authority.
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Definitions
- n. The circuit or extent of a bishop's jurisdiction; the district in which a bishop exercises his ecclesiastical authority.
- n. the territorial jurisdiction of a bishop
- n:100 n. the territorial jurisdiction of a bishop