Synonyms and antonyms of Church councils and districts in British Thesaurus

archbishopric (noun)

the area that an archbishop is responsible for

archdiocese (noun)

the area that an archbishop is responsible for

bishopric (noun)

all the churches in an area for which a bishop is responsible

deanery (noun)

the area that the dean of a church has authority over

diocese (noun)

an area that a bishop (=a senior Christian priest) is in charge of

episcopacy (noun)

a system of governing a church by bishops

glebe (noun)

literary a piece of land belonging to the Church

parish (noun)

in some Christian churches, a district that has its own church building and priest

parish (noun)

the people who live in a parish

parochial (adjective)

relating to a particular parish

presbytery (noun)

a council that controls the Presbyterian Church, or the churches that are controlled by this council

province (noun)

a large church district that is the responsibility of an archbishop

see (noun)

an area that a bishop or archbishop is responsible for