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diocese

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


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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

According to the CofE's latest report, it fell between 2018 and 2024 "by almost every measure, in almost every diocese".

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026

Dr Perumbalath went on to leave the Chelmsford diocese to take up a more senior role as Bishop of Liverpool where the second complaint was lodged.

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2026

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

She sincerely hoped that the first tuition payment of fourteen dollars might be refunded to the diocese.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger




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