in the 9th century, but this usage had itself been evolving from the much earlier parochia ("parish"; Late Latin derived from the Greek ???????? paroikia), dating from the increasingly formalized Christian authority structure in the 4th century.

Archdiocese

Dioceses ruled by an archbishop are commonly referred to as archdioceses; most are metropolitan sees, being placed at the head of an ecclesiastical province.

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