diócesis

See also: diòcesis

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin diocēsis, from Latin dioecēsis, from Ancient Greek διοίκησις (dioíkēsis, “administration; diocese”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdjoθesis/ [ˈd̪jo.θe.sis] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /ˈdjosesis/ [ˈd̪jo.se.sis] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -oθesis (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• Rhymes: -osesis (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: dió‧ce‧sis

Noun

diócesis f (plural diócesis)

1. (historical) diocese (administrative district in some ancient Roman provinces)
2. (Christianity) diocese (ecclesiastical territorial division subject to the jurisdiction of a bishop or of his legitimate substitute)

Derived terms

• archidiócesis
• arquidiócesis

Related terms

• diocesano

Descendants

• → Tagalog: diyósesis

Further reading

• “diócesis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025