an ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
Origin of diocese
1300–50; Middle English diocise, diocese<Anglo-French <Late Latin diocēsis, variant of Late Latin, Latin dioecēsis,<Greek dioíkēsis housekeeping, administration, province, diocese, equivalent to dioikē-, variant stem of dioikeîn to keep house, administer, govern (di-di-3 + oikeîn to dwell, occupy, manage, derivative of oîkos house) + -sis-sis
Words nearby diocese
Dinwiddie, D'Inzeo, dioc., Dio Cassius, diocesan, diocese, Dio Chrysostom, Diocletian, diode, diode laser, Diodorus Siculus
The court-appointed receiver has filed multiple lawsuits accusing Prospect and the diocese of “omissions and half-truths actionable as fraud,” demanding that they help make the pension whole.
Investors Extracted $400 Million From a Hospital Chain That Sometimes Couldn’t Pay for Medical Supplies or Gas for Ambulances|by Peter Elkind with Doris Burke|September 30, 2020|ProPublica
Both Prospect and the diocese deny concealing the pension system’s condition.
Investors Extracted $400 Million From a Hospital Chain That Sometimes Couldn’t Pay for Medical Supplies or Gas for Ambulances|by Peter Elkind with Doris Burke|September 30, 2020|ProPublica
Father Taraborelli is a trained exorcist for the Rome diocese, and his work schedule is very busy.
Vatican and Pope Francis Seek New Demon Exorcists|Barbie Latza Nadeau|January 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
His predecessor had just banned three priests in his diocese from public ministry.
Donald Wuerl: America’s Candidate for Pope?|Christopher Dickey|March 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST
More than $600,000 has been paid in lawsuits to victims in the Los Angeles diocese.
Should Sex-Abuse-Scandal Cardinals Be Allowed to Vote for New Pope?|Barbie Latza Nadeau|February 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST
In addition, diocese officials found bizarre sex toys in Wallin's residence, the sources said.
Meth in a "Female" Priest's Rectory?|Ilana Glazer|January 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Anyone who crossed the wrong cardinals in Rome risked being sent to oversee the troubled American diocese.
VatiLeaks Exposes Internal Memos of the Catholic Church|Barbie Latza Nadeau|May 24, 2012|DAILY BEAST
In 1139, after settling the affairs of the diocese of Oriel, Malachy left Ireland on an important mission.
St. Bernard of Clairvaux's Life of St. Malachy of Armagh|H. J. Lawlor
Three years ago a young priest was sent to one of the most miserably poor places in the Diocese.
The City and the World and Other Stories|Francis Clement Kelley
Only for a time; for again there were scandals, and he was expelled the diocese.
The Life of John Milton, Volume 5 (of 7), 1654-1660|David Masson
It is probable, therefore, that in the diocese of Hereford about 200 beneficed clergy fell victims to the disease.
The Great Pestilence (A.D. 1348-9)|Francis Aidan Gasquet
A bishop of Clogher, who apparently had no diocese, died in 1135.
St. Bernard of Clairvaux's Life of St. Malachy of Armagh|H. J. Lawlor
British Dictionary definitions for diocese
diocese
/ (ˈdaɪəsɪs) /
noun
the district under the jurisdiction of a bishop
Word Origin for diocese
C14: from Old French, from Late Latin diocēsis, from Greek dioikēsis administration, from dioikein to manage a household, from oikos house