Editing Diocese (section)

{{Short description|Christian district governed by a bishop}}
{{about|ecclesiastical dioceses| the administrative entities in the Roman Empire|Roman diocese}}
{{redirect|Diocesan}}
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[[File:Roma-san giovanni03.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.25|Like other dioceses, the [[Diocese of Rome]] has a ''[[cathedra]]'', the official seat of the [[Bishop of Rome]].]]

In [[Ecclesiastical polity|church governance]], a '''diocese''' or '''bishopric''' is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a [[bishop]].<ref>''Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language'', 1989</ref>