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diocesan

[dahy-os-uh-suhn] / daɪˈɒs ə sən /




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On Monday, the Bernabeu will host a meeting between Leo and Madrid's diocesan community.

From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026

The Boston Archdiocese’s 2003 agreement to pay $85 million to more than 500 victims marked the moment the crisis shifted from isolated diocesan scandals to a nationwide institutional failure.

From Salon • May 3, 2026

When the state Justices originally denied the unemployment tax exemption to a diocesan Catholic Charities Bureau and its associated groups, the 4-3 majority called their activities “secular in nature.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

McQuaide grew up near Green Township and attended Cincinnati Elder High, an all-male Catholic diocesan school within the Archdiocese of Cincinnati founded in 1912.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2025

It provided for annual diocesan synods of lay and clerical members, and a general synod every five years.

From Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 by Kurtz, J. H.




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