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diocesan

diocesan

5 9.7
Relating to a diocese or the bishop who leads it
  • adjective
  • /daɪˈoʊsɪn/
translation icon : diocesano
  • For the bishop of Mostar, these developments made it possible to extend the diocesan jurisdiction.
  • diocesan priests
  • diocesan clergy
  • diocesan incorporation

Examples

  • I have also worked with parish priests and, on occasion, diocesan bishops who honored their calling.

    Blog text (9)
  • Third, I wanted to be a member of a religious community rather than a diocesan priest.

    Academic text (1994)
  • Thus, a certain though weak coalition between the state and the diocesan clergy came into being.

    Academic text (1992)
  • I would ask, therefore, that no modification in existing diocesan programs be introduced without my prior approval.

    Academic text (2003)
  • There is no nationwide policy, and local parishes may not always apply diocesan directives.

    Academic text (1996)
  • Conflicts between monastic and diocesan sections became purely internal church matters, to be solved by the parties themselves.

    Academic text (1992)
  • In the years that followed, the transfer of the parishes to the diocesan priests did not proceed flawlessly.

    Academic text (1990)
  • Withers of Holy Trinity by the Waters has been asked for clarification by his diocesan bishop.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • In 1853, with the approval of Rome and the Dutch government, the diocesan organizational structure was reinstated in the Netherlands.

    Academic text (1992)
  • The diocesan office organized a retreat for all local priests to enhance their community outreach efforts.

Synonyms

episcopal
vsdiocesan
1 8.6

Relating to bishops and how they lead a church

is about a local church district under a bishop not the broader church system

Surface Forms

diocesan positive

Morphology

diocesan = diocese (transparent) = diocese + an

Clearly formed by adding the productive adjectival suffix '-an' to 'diocese' to mean 'relating to a diocese'.

Etymology

Diocesan comes from diocese, a Greek word for an area of 'administration' or district run by church leaders. That's why diocesan (as an adjective) means 'belonging to' or 'relating to' the district a bishop looks after.