Diocese
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia · John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
The territorial extent of a bishop's jurisdiction. The circuit of every bishop's jurisdiction.
Co. Litt. 94; 1 Bla. Com. Ill; 2 Burn, Eccl. Law L58.
Dioceses were divided into archdioceses and those Into rural deaneries, which were divided into parishes.