Di*oc"e*san [LL. dioecesanus: cf. F. dioc'esain.]
Of or pertaining to a diocese; as, diocesan missions.
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Di*oc"e*san, n.
1.
A bishop, viewed in relation to his diocese; as, the diocesan of New York.
2. pl.
The clergy or the people of a diocese.
Strype.
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