In church governance, a diocese (/ˈdaɪ.ə.sɪs/) or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. == History == In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associated in a larger unit, the diocese (Latin dioecesis, from the Greek term διοίκησις, meaning "administration").
In church governance, a diocese (/ˈdaɪ.ə.sɪs/) or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. == History == In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associated in a larger unit, the diocese (Latin dioecesis, from the Greek term διοίκησις, meaning "administration").
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