Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Diocesan

/dī-äs'-əs-ən/ · Di·oc·e·san · IPA /daɪˈɑsɪsən/

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

1.
Of or pertaining to a diocese; as, diocesan missions.

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

1.
A bishop, viewed in relation to his diocese; as, the diocesan of New York.
2.
The clergy or the people of a diocese.