diocese

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In my five years as bishop of Joliet, our diocese went through a restructuring that required parish mergers and hard decisions.

From The Wall Street Journal

Last September, the diocese of Guildford held a conference called "turning up the volume on the quiet revival", where 600 people heard the theory likened to "a great wave sent by God".

From BBC

The boards of finance, which exist to assist and promote the work of the Church and the dioceses, are registered charities.

From BBC

"I see this in my own diocese in London, where people are delivering holistic support in different settings," she said.

From BBC

A Catholic diocese in Nigeria's north-central region Thursday said that all schoolchildren and teachers taken by gunmen from their school in November have been "accounted for" and "reunited" with their families.

From Barron's