diocese
Bishop's administrative region
A diocese is the district under a bishop's authority in Christian churches, particularly Catholic, Orthodox, and Anglican traditions.
The bishop oversees all parishes and clergy within the diocese's geographic boundaries.
The diocese announced the closure of several rural churches.
The adjective is diocesan: diocesan policies, the diocesan council.
Senior prelate over province
- suffraganAssistant to diocesan bishop
- coadjutorAssistant with succession rights
- auxiliaryGiving additional support
- prelateSenior church official
metropolitan · primate · ordinary · see · mitre · crozier · apostolic · consecration
Ordained religious officials collectively
- laityNon-ordained church members
- parishionersMembers of local congregation
- congregationAssembled group of worshippers
- faithfulConsistently loyal and true
flock · priests · deacons · religious · communicants · seminarians · pastoral · ministry
Church governing assembly
- curiaAdministrative assembly hall
- chanceryEquity tribunal or archives
- chancellorSenior administrative official
- vicar-generalBishop's appointed administrative deputy
tribunal · council · governance · canonical · canon · decree · dispensation · consistory
archbishop
Senior prelate over province
- suffraganAssistant to diocesan bishop
- coadjutorAssistant with succession rights
- auxiliaryGiving additional support
prelate · metropolitan · primate · ordinary · see · mitre · crozier · apostolic · consecration · ordination
clergy
Ordained religious officials collectively
- laityNon-ordained church members
- parishionersMembers of local congregation
- congregationAssembled group of worshippers
faithful · flock · priests · deacons · religious · faithful · communicants · seminarians · pastoral · ministry
synod
Church governing assembly
- curiaAdministrative assembly hall
- chanceryEquity tribunal or archives
- chancellorSenior administrative official
vicar-general · tribunal · council · governance · canonical · canon · decree · dispensation · consistory · secretary
cathedral
Bishop's principal church
convent · monastery · school · charity · hospital · mission · orphanage · foundation · endowment · property
parish
Local church community
- deanerySenior cleric's jurisdiction
- vicariateDelegated religious jurisdiction
- regionIndefinite bounded area
boundary · district · province · territory · jurisdiction · subdivision · zone · area · map · demarcation
- Catholic ChurchVatican, papacy, cardinals, popes, papal
- churchnave, pew, pews, altar, altars
- Church Bodiesparishes, religious orders, presbytery, religious congregations, synod
- diocesessee, archbishopric, Holy See, vicariate, prelature
- religious groupscongregation, congregations, sect, parishes, fellowship
- religious institutionschurch, cathedral, temple, synagogue, monastery
dioceseparish
Local church community
local parish · congregation · local church · chapel · mission station
diocesecounty
Local administrative division
province · municipality · state · administrative district · administrative region