diocese

Christian district or see under the supervision of a bishop
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diocese

Summary

diocese is a type of religious institution[1]. diocese ranks in the top 7% of type_of_religious_institution entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,322 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • diocese's religion is recorded as Western Christianity[3].
  • diocese's instance of is recorded as type of religious institution[4].
  • diocese is a type of religious administrative territorial entity[5].
  • diocese is a type of religious administrative entity[6].
  • diocese is a type of ecclesiastical district[7].
  • diocese is part of ecclesiastical province[8].
  • diocese's Commons category is recorded as Dioceses[9].
  • diocese's said to be the same as is recorded as eparchy[10].
  • diocese's said to be the same as is recorded as church congregation[11].
  • diocese's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Dioceses[12].
  • diocese's topic's main category is recorded as Q32962587[13].
  • diocese's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[14].
  • diocese's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[15].
  • diocese's topic has template is recorded as Template:Infobox diocese[16].
  • diocese's main Wikidata property is recorded as P708[17].
  • diocese's owner of is recorded as diocesan museum[18].
  • diocese's different from is recorded as diocese of the Roman Empire[19].
  • diocese's different from is recorded as classis[20].
  • diocese's position held by head of the organization is recorded as western bishop[21].
  • diocese's position held by head of the organization is recorded as diocesan bishop[22].
  • diocese's position held by head of the organization is recorded as bishop[23].

Body

Geography

diocese is part of ecclesiastical province[8].

Designation and Status

diocese's instance of is recorded as type of religious institution[4]. diocese's religion is recorded as Western Christianity[3].

Why It Matters

diocese ranks in the top 7% of type_of_religious_institution entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,322 views/month).[2] diocese has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] diocese is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source Otto's encyclopedia, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/33786|batch #33786]]: Remove redundant described by source (P1343) - ID P14483 is present."
  2. 5d ago · XeNivalys · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14483 o/obispado
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14483]]: o/obispado, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1779859433286"
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