| Diocesan 1. (a.) Of or pertaining to a diocese; as, diocesan missions. 2. (n.) A bishop, viewed in relation to his diocese; as, the diocesan of New York. 3. (n.) The clergy or the people of a diocese. Thesaurus Entries Grand Penitentiary, Holy Father, abuna, antipope, archdeacon, archpriest, bishop, bishop coadjutor, canon, cardinal, cardinal bishop, cardinal deacon, cardinal priest, chaplain, coadjutor, curate, dean, diocesan, ecclesiarch, exarch, hierarch, high priest, metropolitan, papa, patriarch, penitentiary, pontiff, pope, prebendary, prelate, primate, rector, rural dean, subdean, suffragan, vicar |