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diocesan

[dahy-os-uh-suhn] / daɪˈɒs ə sən /




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The diocese acknowledged that the value of Diocesan assets available to resolve claims, including any available insurance coverage, may not be sufficient to cover the claims and could leave the diocese insolvent.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2025

Diocesan clergy did not respond to requests for interviews.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 30, 2024

Simon Hughes, Diocesan Schools Commissioner, had recommended the school leaders cancel the book-signing event.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2022

The Diocesan Fiscal Management Conference, an organization of Catholic financial officers, surveyed members and reported that about 9,000 Catholic entities received loans.

From Washington Times • Jul. 10, 2020

In that year, to judge by the Diocesan records, no less than eighty-five per cent. of the beneficed clergy were swept away, which implies a corresponding mortality amongst other classes.

From Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely by Conybeare, Edward




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