diocèse

Meaning

1. (historical, masculine) diocese (administrative district in some ancient Roman provinces)
2. (masculine) diocese (ecclesiastical territorial division subject to the jurisdiction of a bishop or of his legitimate substitute)

Concepts

diocese

bishopric

see

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episcopate

eparchy

episcopacy

Synonyms

évêché

éparchie

épiscopat

Translations

diocesi

Diözese

diócesis

diocese

bisdom

piskoposluk

Bistum

obispado

episcopado

bisbat

επισκοπή

vescovado

vescovato

Pronounced as (IPA)

/djɔ.sɛz/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin: dioecēsis

In summary

Borrowed from Latin dioecēsis (“district under a governor”), itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek διοίκησις (dioíkēsis).

Sentences

La ville est le siège du diocèse catholique de Soroti.

The city is the seat of the Catholic Diocese of Soroti.

Elle est le siège du diocèse de Middlesbrough, dans la province de Liverpool .

It is the seat of the Diocese of Middlesbrough, in the province of Liverpool.

Camille Bodin-legendre a travaillé pour le diocèse d'Albi.

Camille Bodin-legendre worked for the diocese of Albi.

Le territoire du diocèse couvre l'ensemble de la province de Kalimantan central .

The territory of the diocese covers the entire province of Central Kalimantan.