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What is a diocese?

What is a diocese? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. Administrative division of the later Roman Empire, starting with the tetrarchy.
  2. (religion) Region administered by a bishop.
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This is a benevolent fund of the diocese set up to make provision for retired clergy.
The bishop of the diocese is now pondering whether to reconsecrate the site after news of what happened there emerged.
Fr Cashman, has rejected a request that he retires from the diocese and wants to remain on as a practising curate in the parish.
A spokesperson for the diocese said yesterday no priest currently ministering in the area was under investigation.
In 1971 Fr. Vincent was asked by his provincial to go to the diocese of Kumasi in Ghana, where he spent most of his remaining years.
What would happen if a diocese wanted to laicise a priest but the Vatican said no?

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