former Catholic diocese
C15374
concept
A former Catholic diocese is an ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Catholic Church that once functioned as a territorial diocese but has since been suppressed, merged, or otherwise ceased to exist in its original administrative form.
All labels observed (23)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| former Catholic diocese canonical | 16 |
| former Roman Catholic diocese | 11 |
| historic diocese | 11 |
| former ecclesiastical jurisdiction | 9 |
| Apostolic vicariate | 5 |
| former Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction | 4 |
| former Catholic jurisdiction | 4 |
| former Christian jurisdiction | 3 |
| former Roman Catholic archdiocese | 3 |
| former ecclesiastical territory | 3 |
| historical diocese | 2 |
| medieval Catholic diocese | 2 |
| defunct Catholic diocese | 1 |
| defunct diocese | 1 |
| former Catholic ecclesiastical territory | 1 |
| former Roman Catholic bishopric | 1 |
| former ecclesiastical jurisdiction name | 1 |
| former episcopal see | 1 |
| former metropolitan archdiocese | 1 |
| historic Catholic jurisdiction | 1 |
| historic Roman Catholic diocese | 1 |
| historical bishopric | 1 |
| pre-Reformation English diocese | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: former Catholic diocese
Generated description
A former Catholic diocese is an ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Catholic Church that once functioned as a territorial diocese but has since been suppressed, merged, or otherwise ceased to exist in its original administrative form.
Instances (80)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Diocese of Dommoc | former Roman Catholic diocese |
| Diocese of Saint-Quentin | former Roman Catholic diocese |
| Diocese of Dunkeld | historic diocese |
| Diocese of Cervia | former ecclesiastical jurisdiction |
| Diocese of Labrador City–Schefferville | former ecclesiastical jurisdiction |
| Diocese of Argyll (historic) | medieval Catholic diocese |
| Archdiocese of Arles | former Roman Catholic archdiocese |
| Diocese of Wiener Neustadt | former Roman Catholic diocese |
|
Roman Catholic Diocese of Harbour Grace (historical)
surface form:
Roman Catholic Diocese of Harbour Grace
|
former Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction |
| Archdiocese of Albi | former ecclesiastical territory |
| Roman Catholic Diocese of Lescar | — |
|
Dunblane
surface form:
Diocese of Dunblane
|
historic diocese |
| Stauropolis | — |
| Diocese of Freising | historic diocese |
| Diocese of Zealand | former Roman Catholic diocese |
| Diocese of Corbeil | former ecclesiastical jurisdiction |
| Diocese of Bourges | former Roman Catholic archdiocese |
| Ossory | historic diocese |
| Diocese of Ravenna | former metropolitan archdiocese |
| Diocese of Maurienne | historic diocese |
| Diocese of Michoacán | former ecclesiastical territory |
| Diocese of San Luis Obispo | former ecclesiastical jurisdiction |
| Eparchy of Făgăraș | historic diocese |
| Diocese of Daman | former ecclesiastical jurisdiction |
| former Apostolic Vicariate of Guam | Apostolic vicariate |
| Diocese of Bardstown | historic Catholic jurisdiction |
| Diocese of Saint-Gaudens | former ecclesiastical territory |
| Eparchy of Zboriv | former ecclesiastical jurisdiction |
| Diocese of Auch | former Roman Catholic archdiocese |
| Bishopric of Ghent | — |