eparchy
noun
ep·ar·chy ˈe-ˌpär-kē 
plural eparchies
: a diocese of an Eastern church
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Deacon Steve Wisnowski, a financial officer for the eparchy, said pastors and church managers used their rainy-day savings and that parishioners responded generously with donations. 
Michael Rezendes, BostonGlobe.com, 10 July 2020 Forty-one dioceses and eparchies covering over 9 million Catholics in the United States still have not released lists. Ellis Simani, ProPublica, 28 Jan. 2010
Michael Rezendes, BostonGlobe.com, 10 July 2020 Forty-one dioceses and eparchies covering over 9 million Catholics in the United States still have not released lists. Ellis Simani, ProPublica, 28 Jan. 2010 Word History
Etymology
Greek eparchia province, from eparchos prefect, from epi- + archos ruler — more at arch-
First Known Use
1796, in the meaning defined above
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