Diözese

the term Diözese (v. griech. διοίκησις „administration “) originally designated the national financial administration in old Rome and taken up by Diokletian for the political re-classification of the Imperium Romanum in 12 Diözesen, which corresponded to the later arrangement of the old church in Parochien.While the orthodox churches to today the term use Eparchie, came in the west starting from that 13. Century the term Diözese for superordinate bishop the parish generally in use, within the German-language range also diocese.

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Roman realm

the Roman realm is first divided in provinces, which were summarized by emperor Diokletian (284-305) in 12 Diözesen, outthose by further structural changes up to the handing hurrying in the year 395 15 became. The director/conductor of the Diözesen (and provinces) was the Vikar (vicarius), deputies 312 civil servants come out from the military Prätorianerpräfekten (see: List of the Roman provinces starting from Diokletian).

The Diözesanstruktur was given up in Byzantine realm in view of the Islamic expansion ( starting from 630) in favor of the topic condition.

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Roman-catholic church

in the catholic church possesses the bishop of a Diözese full jurisdiction. Therefore it becomes also,Distinction mentioned by the bishops, Diözesanbischof. A Diözese is usually united with other dioceses to a church province. The diocese, which represents herein the metropolis, is called ore diocese. However also dioceses, which are not attached a church province and directly, existare subordinate to the Apostoli chair (Pope) -- for example all Diözesen of Switzerland. They are called Exemte of dioceses.

The size of the dioceses is from country to country differently, generally is the dioceses in the old-Christian areas of the Mediterranean countries bothof the surface and from the total population substantially smaller than in areas such as Germany, christianisierten later.

Actually in the rank of a Diözese also still the mission

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partial churches

as partial church mark the catholic church each Diözese, in the special however university ores the churches.

At present it gives in the catholic church:

35 Militärordinariate 77

apostolische

Vikariate 46 apostolische prefectures 9 apostolische Administraturen 11 missions. In everything it will represent by the Generalvikar,its “older ego”, his second I, is. Bischofsvikare can be placed to it to the side to the support, in exactly described ranges. The representative of the bishop in the church jurisdiction is the Offizial and in the priest training the rain. Unite bishopsa bishop is added for support in the Weihegewalt, who however, although in the consecration completely bishop, in everything of the actual bishop, who is dependent Diözesanbischof. In exceptional cases an inspection can be arranged by the apostolischen chair, which oneAnswer to special problems represents.

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Roman-catholic church in Germany

Karte der deutschen Kirchenprovinzen und Bistümer

in the Roman-catholic church gives it in Germany at present to 27 Diözesen. Several Diözesen form together a church province, which an archbishop manages. Its diocese calls itself therefore Erzdiözese(Ore diocese). Most Erzdiözesen originates from historical time, D. h. this concerns old, usually large dioceses (z. B.Cologne, Munich freesing, Paderborn). Until 1990 there were five Erzdiözesen (church provinces) in Germany. After the reunification becamethe church landscape arranged into Germany again. Here the diocese Berlin was raised to the ore diocese and again based Hamburg as the further, seventh ore diocese.

In the following those are listed altogether seven ore dioceses and 20 dioceses:

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Roman-catholic church in Austria

Karte der Kirchenprovinzen in Österreich

in Austria gives it to two Erzdiözesen and seven Diözesen, in addition the “Austrian Militärdiözese” and a territorial abbey

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Roman-catholic church in Switzerland

in Switzerlandthere are no ore dioceses with a church province in such a way specified, their task takes over directly the Roman Kurie. This is in the Roman-catholic church a characteristic. The country possesses six Diözesen, those as dioceses to be usually designated and two territorial abbeys:

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Roman-catholic church in South Tyrol

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Roman-catholic church inLiechtenstein

the Principality of Liechtenstein forms the ore diocese Vaduz, which directly the Roman Kurie is subordinated.

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Roman-catholic church in Luxembourg

  • ore diocese Luxembourg
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Roman-catholic church in Belgium

the church of Belgium consists of a church provincewith 8 dioceses. The archbishop is at the same time Primas.

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diocese Namur diocese Tournai [work on] usually to political borders.Accordingly the bishops of a country form a bishop conference. Only in few cases, as in the Karibik, a Diözese extends over several countries.

List of the catholic dioceses

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historical dioceses in Germany

historical dioceses of the Roman-catholic church in Germany (up to the end of the holy Roman realm of German nation):


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Evangelist church

In the Evangelist church became in 19. Century an administrative unit of several single municipalities within a regional church occasionally as Diözese designates. The term is no longer common in the Evangelist church in Germany. The Evangelist church in Austria is arranged into nine Diözesen in each case for a Land of the Federal Republic.

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literature

  • Johannes Neumann: Kind. Diocese. In: Theological material encyclopedia 6 (1980), S. 697-709
  • Manfred Clauss, more magister officiorum in late ancient times (4. - 6. Jh): the office and its influence upthe imperial policy. Munich, 1980
  • Arnold Hugh Martin Jones: The later novel empire (284-602): A social, economic, and administrative survey. Bd. 3, Oxford, 1964
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