eparchy

/ep-ahr-kee/US // ˈɛp ɑr ki //UK // (ˈɛpɑːkɪ) //

教区,堂区,教会,堂口

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
plural ep·ar·chies.
- : one of the administrative subdivisions of a province.
- : a province.

“Eparch” and “eparchy” are also used in the Russian Orthodox Church for a bishop and his diocese respectively.
In Russia, an eparchy is the diocese or arch-diocese of a bishop or archbishop of the Greek Church.
In the Eastern Churches the term eparchy is used for diocese.
The area of his administration was called an eparchy (ἐπαρχία).