名詞 diocese:

1. the territorial jurisdiction of a bishop
   同義詞：bishopric, episcopate

1. An official visit for the purpose of inspection or examination, as of a bishop to a diocese.
   視察，巡視以視察或檢查為目的官方性察看，如主教對一主教管區(qū)的視察
2. An administrative part of a diocese that has its own church in the Anglican, Roman Catholic, and some other churches.
   本堂區(qū)，牧區(qū)教區(qū)的一個在圣公會、羅馬天主教和其它宗教有自己的教堂的行政區(qū)域
3. A church official, as in the Anglican Church, who is in charge of temporal and other affairs in a diocese, with powers delegated from the bishop.
   會吏總教堂官員，如在英國國教中掌管一個教區(qū)中的世俗及其它事務，具有主教授予的權力的人

di.o.cese

n.（名詞）
The district or churches under the jurisdiction of a bishop; a bishopric.
主教管區(qū)：主教管轄地區(qū)或教堂；主教管區(qū)

來源：
Middle English diocise
中古英語 diocise
from Old French
源自 古法語
from Late Latin diocôsis
源自 后期拉丁語 diocôsis
from Latin dioecôsis [jurisdiction]
源自 拉丁語 dioecôsis [管轄范圍]
from Greek dioikôsis [administration]
源自 希臘語 dioikôsis [管理]
from dioikein [to keep house, administer]
源自 dioikein [管理家務，管理者]
dia- [intensive pref.] * see dia-
dia- [加強調語意的前綴] *參見 dia-
oikein oikô- [to inhabit] from oikos [house] * see weik-
oikein oikô- [居住人] 源自 oikos [房子] *參見 weik-