教区 (jiào qū) — parish (subdivision of a diocese under a priest); diocese (territorial division under a bishop)
Definition
A Christian administrative territory run by clergy — a 教区 is the area served by one church leader, smaller than a diocese in everyday Chinese usage.
noun
parish (subdivision of a diocese under a priest)diocese (territorial division under a bishop)
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 教区。Zhè ge jiào qū de jiào táng yǐ jīng yǒu yì bǎi duō nián lì shǐ le.The church of this parish has a history of over a hundred years.
- 教区。Tā zài zhè piàn jiào qū lǐ zuò le sān shí nián mù shī.He has served as a pastor in this diocese for thirty years.
- 教区。Quán jiào qū de jū mín dōu cān jiā le cí shàn huó dòng.All the residents of the parish took part in the charity event.
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