Eparchy

Eparchy is the name of a diocese in the Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic churches. An eparchy is headed by a bishop, who is called eparch. Churches with the Byzantine Rite (or the Rite of Constantinople) also have eparchies.

This article is about the meaning of Eparchy for canon law. For other meanings, see Eparchy (disambiguation).


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