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Template talk:Diocese

How to use this template

Paste the following into the article for the church. You will fill in each line after =

{{diocese|
name= |
jurisdiction= |
type= |
founded= |
bishop= |
see= |
hq= |
territory= |
language= |
music= |
calendar= |
population= |
website= 
}}

The information from Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America is used as an example.

name The name of the diocese as it identifies itself, such as: The Self-Ruled Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America
This may be different from the title of the article

jurisdiction The jurisdiction of the diocese, such as: Antioch
You should link this to the appropriate article, in this case, Church of Antioch.

type Primarily the following:

  • Eparchy
  • Exarchate
  • Metropolis
  • Archdiocese

In this case: Self-ruled Archdiocese

founded The year when this diocese was founded, such as: 1924

bishop The abbreviated title and name of the current bishop of the diocese, such as: Metr. Philip
You should link the entire name and title to the appropriate article, in this case Philip (Saliba) of New York. Note that the title should not be part of the article title, but the name and title should both be linked.

see The current seat of the bishop (a city), such as: New York

hq The headquarters of the diocese, such as: Englewood, New Jersey For headquarters located outside the United States, include the country name (and province or territory when appropriate); for dioceses within the United States, use the city and state.

territory The primary territory of the diocese, such as: United States and Canada

language The language or languages primarily used within the diocese for services, such as: English, Arabic, Spanish
If there more than one language is used, separate by commas.

music The musical tradition of the diocese, such as: Byzantine Chant, Russian Chant
You should link this to the appropriate article, in this case, Byzantine Chant and Russian Chant; for more than one musical tradition, separate with commas.

calendar The ecclesiastical calendar used by the diocese, such as: Revised Julian
You should link this to the appropriate article, in this case, Revised Julian Calendar.

population The estimated population of the church, such as: 51,000 to 380,000

website The name of the church (from the OrthodoxWiki article title) may be abbreviated, such as: Antiochian Archdiocese
This should have an external link to the official website of the church, in this case: http://www.antiochian.org

If there is information you do not have, use — as the entry for that line.


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