Diocesis is a Latin word which can refer to:
- a Roman administrative unit
- an ecclesiastical unit of the Roman Catholic Church
In Ancient Rome, a province (Latin provincia, pl provinciae) was the basic and until the Tetrarchy (circa In many rites of the Roman Catholic Church and in Anglican churches, a diocese is an administrative territorial unit administered by a Bishop.
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