diocesan
Example Sentences
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He was murdered by two Japanese defectors, a diocesan investigation concluded in 2017.
From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026
My great-uncle Dan was a diocesan priest at St. Charles Borromeo in Drexel Hill, Pa. Dan was a fire-and-brimstone hard-liner.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026
The Boston Archdiocese’s 2003 agreement to pay $85 million to more than 500 victims marked the moment the crisis shifted from isolated diocesan scandals to a nationwide institutional failure.
From Salon ● May 3, 2026
When the state Justices originally denied the unemployment tax exemption to a diocesan Catholic Charities Bureau and its associated groups, the 4-3 majority called their activities “secular in nature.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 18, 2025
The diocesan limits show that part of the shire was included in the West Saxon kingdom.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various
