- Archdiocese
- The term for the province over which an archbishop holds jurisdiction, comprised of several Dioceses.Cf. Archery
Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases. Christopher Coredon with Ann Williams.
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Archdiocese — • Not an ecclesiastical province, but only that diocese of the province which is the archbishop s own Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Archdiocese Archdiocese … Catholic encyclopedia
Archdiocese — Arch di o*cese, n. [Pref. arch + diocese.] The diocese of an archbishop. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
archdiocese — (n.) 1762, from ARCH (Cf. arch ) + DIOCESE (Cf. diocese) … Etymology dictionary
archdiocese — [ärch΄dī′ə sis, ärch′dī΄əsēz΄] n. the diocese of an archbishop archdiocesan [ärch΄dī äs′ə sən] adj … English World dictionary
archdiocese — UK [ɑː(r)tʃˈdaɪəsɪs] / US [ɑrtʃˈdaɪəsɪs] / US [ɑrtʃˈdaɪəˌsɪs] noun [countable] Word forms archdiocese : singular archdiocese plural archdioceses the area that an archbishop is responsible for … English dictionary
archdiocese — [[t]ɑ͟ː(r)tʃda͟ɪ͟əsiːz[/t]] archdioceses N COUNT An archdiocese is the area over which an archbishop has control … English dictionary
Archdiocese of Gran — Archdiocese of Gran † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Archdiocese of Gran (Hungarian ESZTERGOM; Lat. STRIGONIUM, STRIGONIENSIS) Located in Hungary. From the earliest time of its existence (eighth century) up to the beginning of the… … Catholic encyclopedia
Archdiocese of Manila — Archdiocese of Manila † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Archdiocese of Manila (DE MANILA) This archdiocese comprises the city of Manila, the provinces of Bataan, Bulacan, Cavite, Mindoro, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Rizal, Tarlac, and… … Catholic encyclopedia
Archdiocese of Uppsala — Uppsala stift Arms of the archdiocese of Uppsala Location Country … Wikipedia
Archdiocese of Chicago — Archdiocese of Chicago † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Archdiocese of Chicago (Chicagiensis). Diocese created 28 November, 1842; raised to the rank of an archdiocese, 10 September, 1880; comprises the State of Illinois, U.S.A., north of … Catholic encyclopedia
Archdiocese of Goa — Archdiocese of Goa † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Archdiocese of Goa (GOANENSIS.) Patriarchate of the East Indies, the chief see of the Portuguese dominions in the East; metropolitan to the present province of Goa, which comprises as… … Catholic encyclopedia
