Diocese

Diocese

District subject to the jurisdiction of a Bishop/Archbishop. The name is derived from the administrative districts created by the roman emperor Diocletian.

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district subject to the jurisdiction of a Bishop/Archbishop. The name is derived from the administrative districts created by the roman emperor Diocletian.

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