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diocese

[dahy-uh-sis, -seez, -sees] / ˈdaɪ ə sɪs, -ˌsiz, -ˌsis /


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The two men share a concern for ecology and a passion for sport, according to the diocese of Monaco.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

In my five years as bishop of Joliet, our diocese went through a restructuring that required parish mergers and hard decisions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

A Catholic diocese in Nigeria's north-central region Thursday said that all schoolchildren and teachers taken by gunmen from their school in November have been "accounted for" and "reunited" with their families.

From Barron's • Dec. 25, 2025

Since July, San Bernardino diocese bishop Alberto Rojas has allowed Catholics to skip Mass because of all the raids in the Inland Empire.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2025

All forty churches and eleven rectories that make up the diocese give food and money for the effort.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario