diocesan

di·oc·e·san

D0233600 (dī-ŏs′ĭ-sən)adj. Of or relating to a diocese.n. The bishop of a diocese.

diocesan

(daɪˈɒsɪsən) adj (Ecclesiastical Terms) of or relating to a diocesen (Ecclesiastical Terms) the bishop of a diocese

di•oc•e•san

(daɪˈɒs ə sən)

adj. 1. of or pertaining to a diocese. n. 2. the bishop in charge of a diocese. [1400–50; late Middle English (< Anglo-French) < Medieval Latin]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	diocesan - a bishop having jurisdiction over a diocesebishop - a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ
Adj.	1.	diocesan - belonging to or governing a diocese

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diocesan

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noun a bishop having jurisdiction over a diocese

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