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nounthe territorial jurisdiction of a bishop
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- see the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
- council (Christianity) an assembly of theologians and bishops and other representatives of different churches or dioceses that is convened to regulate matters of discipline or doctrine
- parish the local subdivision of a diocese committed to one pastor
- cathedral the principal Christian church building of a bishop's diocese
- archdiocese the diocese of an archbishop
- diocesan belonging to or governing a diocese
- diocesan a bishop having jurisdiction over a diocese
- duomo the principal Christian church building of a bishop's diocese
- suffragan bishop an assistant or subordinate bishop of a diocese
- eparchy a diocese of the Eastern Orthodox Church