diocese

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“I said no static pictures, too boring,” said Bishop Timothy Freyer, auxiliary bishop of the diocese.

From Los Angeles Times

The diocese of Versailles, which is home to a church decorated with Rupnik mosaics, terminated all collaboration with him in December.

From Seattle Times

"We were lucky this happened in this diocese. If this happened in Valladolid, in Madrid or in any other place they would not have listened to us," he told Reuters after the service.

From Reuters

In 2004, six sisters took up the diocese on its offer and relocated to New York.

From Seattle Times

At issue are demands by the conference — the equivalent of a diocese in other denominations — that the churches pay “unfunded pension liabilities” in addition to the property-value payment.

From Washington Times