Synonyms of diocesan

diocesan 1 of 2

adjective

as in episcopal

Related Words

• episcopal
• papal
• apostolic
• pontifical
• ecclesiastical
• canonical
• diaconal
• missionary
• evangelical
• ecclesiastic
• patriarchal
• clerical
• ministerial
• priestly
• pastoral
• churchly
• sacerdotal
• sacramental
• religious
• divine
• monastic
• conventual
• clerkly
• rabbinic
• mendicant
• holy
• caliphal
• monachal

Dissimilar Words

• lay
• secular
• temporal
• nonclerical

diocesan

2 of 2

noun

as in bishop

Related Words

• bishop
• archbishop
• pope
• prelate
• dean
• abbot
• presbyter
• pastor
• vicar
• rector
• monsignor
• curé
• deaconess
• priestess
• clergyman
• archpriest
• abbé
• priest
• chaplain
• parson
• clergywoman
• ecclesiastic
• curate
• churchman
• clerical
• shepherd
• confessor
• deacon
• padre
• cleric
• preacher
• clergyperson
• missionary
• Holy Joe
• missioner
• religious
• sky pilot
• divine
• monastic
• reverend
• minister
• clerk
• father
• friar
• monk
• dominie
• revivalist
• evangelist
• oblate
• mendicant
• high priestess
• high priest
• missionizer

Dissimilar Words

• layman
• secular
• layperson
• lay reader
• lector

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of diocesan

Adjective

The provincial headquarters are located in Nairobi, and the church conducts much of its work through diocesan offices, educational institutions, health care ministries, and development programs. — Stephanie Triplettall, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026

Overall, diocesan officials said 1,059 people are expected to enter the Catholic Church in the Chicago diocese this year, up from 696 in 2025, a 52% increase. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026

As was typical of the national pattern in the United States, the diocesan bishops and local clergy in Pittsburgh were dominated by the Irish. — Paula Kane, The Conversation, 13 Mar. 2026

The attackers entered the diocesan health center late Friday night, killing patients in their beds and setting the facility ablaze. — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 17 Nov. 2025

Forsyth said diocesan officials will continue to talk to church members to determine what needs to be done to reopen. — Dan Horn, Cincinnati Enquirer, 12 Nov. 2025

Johnston wrote that the Bright Futures Fund was brought into the diocesan accounting system and was under the regular oversight of its finance office. — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 6 Nov. 2025

Noun

The first is the strikingly Gothic diocesan throne, which sits in the cathedral choir and dates from the Victorian era. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 25 Mar. 2026

The diocesan website includes a statement from Dallas Bishop Edward Burns connecting the need for social distancing with the story of the Good Samaritan. — David Tarrant, Dallas News, 6 Apr. 2020

In the Catholic Church, this is generally a time of the year when dioceses ask their members to donate to annual bishops’ Lenten appeals, which fund diocesan operations. — Nicholas Rowan, Washington Examiner, 22 Mar. 2020

Their database contains many clergy who don’t appear on official diocesan lists and so aren’t in our database. — Ellis Simani, ProPublica, 3 Feb. 2020

The Vatican has been under increasing pressure to cooperate more with law enforcement, and its failure to do so has resulted in unprecedented raids in recent years on diocesan chanceries by police from Belgium to Texas to Chile. — Fox News, 18 Dec. 2019

The Vatican has been under increasing pressure to cooperate more with law enforcement, and its failure to do so has resulted in unprecedented raids in recent years on diocesan chanceries by police from Belgium to Texas and Chile. — NBC News, 17 Dec. 2019

Insurers have covered a large portion of settlements reached in previous diocesan bankruptcy cases, a 2018 study by Penn State professor Marie Reilly found, with victims receiving an average award of $371,500. — CBS News, 23 Sep. 2019