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]