Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
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diocesan
adj. Of or belonging to a diocese; of or relating to the relationship between a bishop and the clergy within the diocese.
diocesan court
Eccles. law. A court exercising general or limited jurisdiction (as determined by patent, local custom, or legislation) of matters arising within a bishop's diocese. 0 Diocesan courts include the consistorial court, the courts of the commissaries, and the courts of archdeacons.
diocesan mission
A mission performing its work in a single diocese.
diocesan synod
A synod composed of clergy from one diocese.