A diocese is the piece of land — and the churches on it — that one bishop is responsible for in some Christian churches, especially Roman Catholic, Anglican, and Orthodox. Think of it as the bishop’s district.

A diocese是 diocese is一塊土地 the piece of land — and而且包括 the churches on it這塊地上的教堂 — that由 one bishop is responsible for某位主教負責管理 in some Christian churches在某些基督教會裡, especially尤其是 Roman Catholic, Anglican, and Orthodox天主教、聖公會，和東正教。Think想成 of it as the bishop's district主教的轄區就行。

Inside a diocese you usually find many smaller parishes, each with its own local church and priest. The word is formal and churchy; ordinary people might just say “the bishop’s area,” or name the city (“the Taipei diocese”).

Inside a diocese在一個教區裡 you通常會有 usually find many smaller parishes許多更小的堂區, each每個 with its own local church and priest都有自己的地方教堂和神父。The word這個字 is formal and churchy是正式、教會味很重的字; ordinary people一般人 might just say可能只會說 “the bishop's area,”「主教的轄區」, or或 name the city直接說城市名 (“the Taipei diocese”)（像「台北教區」）。

Though actually, a diocese can be huge or small: a whole country, or only part of a city, depending on how many church people live there.

Though actually不過其實, a diocese一個教區 can be huge or small可以很大也可以很小: a whole country可以是整個國家, or或只是 only part of a city一個城市的一部分, depending on取決於 how many church people live there當地有多少教會的人。

The idea is older than the church map. In late Roman government a diocese was first an administrative district under a governor; the church later used the same kind of drawing of the land.

The idea這個概念 is older than比 the church map教會的版圖 older古老。In late Roman government在羅馬帝國晚期的政府裡, a diocese一個diocese was first最早是 an administrative district一個行政區 under a governor由總督管轄; the church教會 later後來 used the same kind of drawing of the land用了同一種畫分土地的方式。