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- noun Plural form of
eparchy .
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The meaning of the word eparchies is not clear and has been variously interpreted.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI 1840-1916 1913
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Responding ordinands represent 112 dioceses/eparchies and 46 religious congregations.
Ethnic diversity apparent in new priests ordination class | RELIGION Blog | dallasnews.com 2009
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There are, in the United States, 195 dioceses and eparchies.
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There are eleven eparchies or dioceses in the country, each administered by a metropolitan with a diocesan council; one diocese has also a suffragan bishop.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" Various
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The same canon requires that the rights of the other eparchies be maintained.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI 1840-1916 1913
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Among the canons of Nicæa (325) that do not specifically deal with the ordinary ecclesiastical provinces, canons 6 and 7 confirm the rights accorded by immemorial custom to certain great Churches, such as Alexandria, Antioch, Jerusalem, and the other eparchies.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI 1840-1916 1913
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The Russian Church now counts eighty-six eparchies, of which three (Kiev, Moscow, and St. Petersburg) are ruled by bishops who always bear the title
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 5: Diocese-Fathers of Mercy 1840-1916 1913
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The oecumenical territory is divided into 100 eparchies or dioceses (83 metropolitans and 17 bishops).
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 15: Tournely-Zwirner 1840-1916 1913
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The original ecclesiastical eparchies then were provinces, each under a metropolitan.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 5: Diocese-Fathers of Mercy 1840-1916 1913
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Under these patriarchates and exarchates came the eparchies under metropolitans; they had under them the bishops of the various cities.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 5: Diocese-Fathers of Mercy 1840-1916 1913
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