Bible Dictionaries
Diocesan

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) A bishop, viewed in relation to his diocese; as, the diocesan of New York.

(2):

(n.) The clergy or the people of a diocese.

(3):

(a.) Of or pertaining to a diocese; as, diocesan missions.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Diocesan'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​d/diocesan.html. 1828.