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See also diocèse
NounSingular diocese Plural dioceses diocese (plural dioceses)
Related termsFrom Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. In some forms of Christianity, a diocese is an administrative territorial unit administered by a bishop. It is also referred to as a bishopric or Episcopal Area (as in United Methodism)/episcopal see, though strictly the term episcopal see refers to the domain of ecclesiastical authority officially held by the bishop, and bishopric to the post of being bishop. The diocese is the key geographical unit of authority in the form of church governance known as episcopal polity. In the Roman Catholic Church and the Anglican Communion a diocese which is important due to size or historical significance is called an archdiocese, and is governed by an archbishop, who may have metropolitan authority over the other ('suffragan') dioceses within a wider jurisdiction called an ecclesiastical province. As of January 2009 there are 630 Roman Catholic archdioceses (including 13 patriarchates, 2 catholicates, 536 metropolitan archdioceses, 79 single archdioceses) and 2,167 dioceses in the world. After the Reformation, the Church of England continued and developed the existing diocesan structure in England; this continued throughout the Anglican Communion. In the Eastern Catholic Churches (which recognise papal authority and so are in communion with the Roman Catholic Church), the equivalent unit is called an eparchy; the Orthodox Church calls its dioceses metropoleis in the Greek tradition, eparchies in the Slavic tradition. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License  clericalwhispers.blogspot.com Sotto Voce Sat, 23 Jan 2010 00:23:00 GM Last summer, the . diocese. reached a $12.5-million settlement with people who claimed they were sexually abused by parish priests some incidents dating back to the 1950s. That amount rose to $15 million once legal fees and other costs ...  virtueonline.org unknown Sat, 23 Jan 2010 21:20:00 GM Jack Iker, the bishop of the Episcopal . Diocese. of Fort Worth, was tired of fighting his church. As a conservative and traditionalist, he had long disagreed with its practice of ordaining women priests. He was deeply dismayed by its more ...  sactownseminarians.blogspot.com Colin Sat, 23 Jan 2010 21:56:00 GM Fr. Werby just got back last night from delivering a truck load of medicines which are badly needed, to an inland hospital in Haiti, in the . Diocese. which he is from, which was not damaged and is now full of injured from Port au Prince. ... From Google Blog Search: "diocese"  news.google.com MassLive.com By The Republican Newsroom springfield the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield launched its Annual Catholic Appeal Tuesday. Bishop Timothy A. McDonnell ... Annual Catholic Appeal Begins WSHM-TV Catholic Appeal announces goal MassLive.com Help Offered to Haitians Stuck In WMass WSHM-TV all 4 news articles » news.google.com FOX6Now.com Milwaukee The woman says officials with the Diocese of La Crosse, which Listecki led at the time, told her she was a "credible witness" and "apologized for the ... Police chief: Archbishop Listecki untruthful to state senators about abuse ... Catholic Culture Former La Crosse Bishop Accused Of Lying To Lawmakers By Eau Claire Police Chief 1410 WIZM all 10 news articles » news.google.com Information-Analytic Agency NEWS.am On arrival, the bishop was met by the local clergy and escorted to Patriarch's residence. February 11, Head of Religious Council of the Armenian ... From Google News Search: "diocese" What were the first Catholic Diocese in Illinois? Pennsylvania? Q. for each state (illinois and Pennsylvania) please answer these questions: What was the first Catholic Diocese in this state? What was the name of the Church? What city was it in? Who was it's bishop? What was the first Catholic school? Asked by PrEttY~SpECiaLL! <3 - Wed Apr 15 20:28:39 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments I'm wondering about some priests who used to be affiliated with the Catholic diocese of Peoria, Illinois.? Q. Where are Father Thomas Gibson and Father Ben Rodriguez? I believe the former has explored the monastic vocation, but it's anybody's guess as to his whereabouts ... And whatever has become of the latter? Asked by SoxFan - Sun Jan 11 23:28:15 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments A. I would call the diocese office and ask them. Answered by Karl R - Sun Jan 11 23:44:32 2009 another diocese pays out millions for molestation?
Q. ok, i honestly am curious about this. there is an obvious malignancy infecting the catholic church. it is far too common nowadays to hear about the church paying out money to victims of molestation. WHY has this molestation been allowed to go on and WHERE were are the parents before, during and after the deflowering of their children. WHAT besides paying the victims is the church doing to curb this insipid trend of molestation. HOW is the church still standing seemingly unblemished as a community. when pedophiles are caught they are ousted from society, however the catholic church seems to be full of pedophiles and the church remains unscathed. im not against the church, i just dont understand, so im looking for answers. Asked by audreyanddj - Tue Aug 21 21:11:05 2007 - - 8 Answers - 0 Comments A. Hey audreyanndj, You will always find your haters.. but i think there were many "higher ups" involved in the Catholic Church who tried to cover things up. I'm actually a Christian but the more i read about this topic- i'm greatly disturbed that when the church discovered that certain priests had been violating children - that they simply moved them to another parish. It's sad first because the church is supposed to be helping people not hurting people. People who blame it on the Bible, etc. are speaking out of ignorance- the Bible actually teaches that those who lead little ones astray it would be better if they threw themselves in the ocean with a millstone tied around their neck. Those people will have to answer to God one day. … [cont.] Answered by Nickster - Tue Aug 21 21:26:38 2007 From Yahoo Answer Search: "diocese" |
