diocese
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The highlight will be his return on Friday to his old diocese of Chiclayo, a desert city of some 800,000 people on Peru’s northern coast.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026
His schedule includes a return to the diocese of Chiclayo where he was ordained bishop in 2014 and remained until Francis moved him to the Vatican almost a decade later.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
Callao is backing the project as a tribute to the pope's ties with the city, where he served as the apostolic administrator of the diocese from 2020 to 2021.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
As the bishop of Rochester from 1966 to 1969, he made some decisions that drew criticism, even hostility, from members of the diocese.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
She sincerely hoped that the first tuition payment of fourteen dollars might be refunded to the diocese.
From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger
Altar wine, popularly known as divai in Swahili language, is consumed differently across dioceses, depending on the liturgical season and the level of church activity.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2025
Simons manages a legal proceeding called Northern California Clergy Cases, in which nearly 1,800 individual lawsuits have been filed against seven Catholic dioceses, including Fresno.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2025
They alleged that Church leaders were extorting monthly payments and micro-managing dioceses that used to enjoy operational autonomy.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2025
The settlements have been financially crushing for Catholic dioceses across the country.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2024
Charlemagne had divided up the Breton dioceses and established in them Frankish bishops.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" by Various
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