اپارخیا
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Eparchy ( eparchía "overlordship") is an ecclesiastical unit in Eastern Christianity that is equivalent to a diocese in Western Christianity. An eparchy is governed by an eparch, who is a bishop. Depending on the administrative structure of a specific Eastern Church, an eparchy can belong to an ecclesiastical province (usually a metropolis), but it can also be exempt. Each eparchy is divided into parishes, in the same manner as a diocese in Western Churches. Historical development of eparchies in various Eastern Churches was marked by local distinctions that can be observed in modern ecclesias
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- Part of
- metropolis
- Religion
- Eastern Christianity
- Said to be same as
- ecclesiastical province
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- Commons category
- Eparchies
- topic's main category
- Category:Eparchies
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- position held by head of the organization
- bishop
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