DIOCESE
diocese (dI-<<schwa>>-sees or -sis).1.Roman law. A division of the later Roman Empire into
groups of provinces. 2.Eccles. law. A territorial unit of the church, governed by a bishop, and
further divided into parishes. 3.Eccles. law. A bishop’s jurisdiction. • Several dioceses together are
governed by an archbishop. [Blacks Law 8th]