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diocese

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Also known as bishopric

thumb|right|upright=1.25|Like other dioceses, the Diocese of Rome has a [[cathedra, the official seat of the Bishop of Rome.]]

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A diocese is a geographical area of the Christian Church that is overseen by a bishop, who sits in an official seat called a cathedra within that region. It matters because it represents the basic organizational unit through which the Church administers its spiritual leadership and pastoral care to its members.

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Commons category: Dioceses
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History
Archdiocese
Catholic Church
Eastern Orthodox Church
Lutheran churches
Anglican Communion
Pentecostalism
Church of God in Christ
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Catharism
Churches that have bishops, but not dioceses
Churches that have neither bishops nor dioceses
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thumb|right|upright=1.25|Like other dioceses, the Diocese of Rome has a [[cathedra, the official seat of the Bishop of Rome.]]

In church governance, a diocese (/ˈdaɪ.ə.sɪs/) or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.

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Christian terminology Dioceses (ecclesiastical)Episcopacy in Anglicanism Episcopacy in the Catholic Church