Diocese

In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.[1]

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).
Like other dioceses, the Diocese of Rome has a cathedra, the official seat of the Bishop of Rome.
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