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Deanery vs Diocese - What's the difference?

deanery | diocese |

As nouns the difference between deanery and diocese

is that deanery is the position held by a dean while diocese is administrative {{l/en|division}} of the later {{l/en|Roman Empire}}, starting with the tetrarchy.

deanery

English

Noun

(deaneries)
  • The position held by a dean.
  • The house in which a dean lives.
  • The group of parishes for which a rural dean has responsibility.

    • Synonyms

    * (position) deanship

    Anagrams

    * * *

    diocese

    English

    (wikipedia diocese)

    Alternative forms

    * (archaic)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Administrative , starting with the tetrarchy.
  • (religion) Region administered by a .

    • Related terms

    * archdiocese * archdiocesan * diocesan * bishopric

    See also

    * parish ----