Diocesan

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  • adjective. Of or relating to a diocese.
  • noun. The bishop of a diocese.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Pertaining to a diocese.
  • noun. A bishop as related to his own diocese; one in possession of a diocese and having the ecclesiastical jurisdiction over it.
  • noun. One of the clergy or people in a diocese; a diocesener.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A bishop, viewed in relation to his diocese.
  • noun. The clergy or the people of a diocese.
  • adjective. Of or pertaining to a diocese.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Pertaining to a diocese.
  • noun. The bishop of a diocese.
  • noun. An inhabitant of a diocese.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. belonging to or governing a diocese
  • noun. a bishop having jurisdiction over a diocese
    • Word Usage
    "He called the diocesan office in search of a supply priest."
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    diocesan courts  
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    bishop  
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