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diocese

[dahy-uh-sis, -seez, -sees] / ˈdaɪ ə sɪs, -ˌsiz, -ˌsis /


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The original facial features will now be restored, the office of the Diocese of Rome said on Wednesday, following a strongly worded statement from Rome's Cardinal Baldassare Reina.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

It later said the Cardinal Baldo Reina - the Pope's Vicar for the Diocese of Rome - would immediately investigate "to determine the possible responsibilities of those involved".

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026

“It seemed as if we took a step back as a society,” Joseph Brennan, the Bishop of the Diocese of Fresno, wrote in an early 2025 op-ed in The Fresno Bee.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

He was joined this week by Diocese of Baton Rouge Bishop Michael Duca as la migra now roams Louisiana.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2025

After holding the offices of Rural Dean and Proctor for the Diocese in Convocation, Mr. Hopper became Archdeacon of Norwich in 1868. 

From Norfolk Annals A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteeth Century, Vol. 2 by Mackie, Charles




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