diocesan

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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

St Conval's is the diocesan cemetery for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Paisley.

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2025

It also said: “Rosenberg was not accused of stealing money from any diocesan entities nor did his crimes relate to any official role held within the diocese.”

From Seattle Times • Feb. 12, 2024

A few years later, on Gonville's death, his friend and diocesan, Bishop Bateman of Norwich, moved it to its present site, next door to his own new college, Trinity Hall.

From Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely by Conybeare, Edward