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diocesan

[dahy-os-uh-suhn] / daɪˈɒs ə sən /




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Among the more spectacular examples from St. Vitus is the 1465 reliquary tablet of the diocesan administrator Hanuš of Kolowrat by Master Martin.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

On Monday, the Bernabeu will host a meeting between Leo and Madrid's diocesan community.

From Barron's ● Jun. 6, 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

It provided for annual diocesan synods of lay and clerical members, and a general synod every five years.

From Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 by J. H. Kurtz


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