Roman Diocese - See Also

See Also

Diocese, the ecclesiastical territory originally corresponding to a civil diocese

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.

Late Roman Provinces (4th–7th centuries CE)

History

Provincial administration reformed and dioceses established by Diocletian, c. 293. Permanent praetorian prefectures established after the death of Constantine I. Empire permanently partitioned after 395. Exarchates of Ravenna and Africa established after 584. After massive territorial losses in the 7th century, the remaining provinces were superseded by the theme system in c. 640–660, although in Asia Minor and parts of Greece they survived under the themes until the early 9th century.

Western Empire (395–476)

Praetorian Prefecture
of Gaul

Diocese of Gaul	Alpes Poeninae et Graiae Belgica I Belgica II Germania I Germania II Lugdunensis I Lugdunensis II Lugdunensis III Lugdunensis IV Maxima Sequanorum

Diocese of Vienne	Alpes Maritimae Aquitanica I Aquitanica II Narbonensis I Narbonensis II Novempopulania Viennensis

Diocese of Spain	Baetica Balearica Carthaginensis Gallaecia Lusitania Mauretania Tingitana Tarraconensis

Diocese of Britain	Britannia I Britannia II Flavia Caesariensis Maxima Caesariensis Valentia (369)

Praetorian Prefecture
of Italy

Diocese of Suburbicarian Italy	Apulia et Calabria Bruttia et Lucania Campania Corsica Picenum Suburbicarium Samnium Sardinia Sicilia Tuscia et Umbria Valeria

Diocese of Annonarian Italy	Alpes Cottiae Flaminia et Picenum Annonarium Liguria et Aemilia Raetia I Raetia II Venetia et Istria

Diocese of Africa	Africa proconsularis (Zeugitana) Byzacena Mauretania Caesariensis Mauretania Sitifensis Numidia Cirtensis Numidia Militiana Tripolitania

Diocese of Pannonia	Dalmatia Noricum mediterraneum Noricum ripense Pannonia I Pannonia II Savia Valeria ripensis

Eastern Empire (395–c.640)

Praetorian Prefecture
of Illyricum

Diocese of Dacia	Dacia Mediterranea Dacia Ripensis Dardania Moesia I Praevalitana

Diocese of Macedonia	Achaea Creta Epirus nova Epirus vetus Macedonia I Macedonia II Salutaris Thessalia

Praetorian Prefecture
of the East

Diocese of Thrace	Europa Haemimontus Moesia II Rhodope Scythia Thracia

Diocese of Asia	Asia Caria Hellespontus Insulae Lycaonia (370) Lycia Lydia Pamphylia Pisidia Phrygia Pacatiana Phrygia Salutaria

Diocese of Pontus	Armenia I Armenia II Armenia Maior Armenian Satrapies Armenia III (536) Armenia IV (536) Bithynia Cappadocia I Cappadocia II Galatia I Galatia II Salutaris Helenopontus Honorias Paphlagonia Pontus Polemoniacus

Diocese of the East	Arabia Cilicia I Cilicia II Cyprus Euphratensis Isauria Mesopotamia Osroene Palaestina I Palaestina II Palaestina III Salutaris Phoenice Phoenice Libanensis Syria I Syria II Salutaris Theodorias (528)

Diocese of Egypt	Aegyptus I Aegyptus II Arcadia Augustamnica I Augustamnica II Libya Superior Libya Inferior Thebais Superior Thebais Inferior

Other territories

Taurica Quaestura exercitus (536) Spania (552)

Later the Septem Provinciae.
Re-established after reconquest by the Eastern Empire in 534 as the separate Prefecture of Africa
Later the Diocese of Illyricum.
Joined the Quaestura exercitus in 536.
Affected (i.e. boundaries modified, abolished or renamed) by Justinian I's administrative reorganization in 534–536.

Terms for types of country subdivisions

English terms

Common English terms (nouns) used to derive other terms and the derived ones historic in italics

Area

Insular area
Local Government Area
Special area
Urban area

Borough

County borough
Metropolitan borough

Capital

Federal capital
Imperial capital

City

Autonomous city
Charter city
Independent city
Rural city (Victoria)
Imperial city
Free imperial city
Royal free city

Community

Autonomous community
Residential community

County

Administrative county
Autonomous county
Metropolitan county
Viscountcy (Viscounty)

District

Capital district
City district
Electoral district
Federal district
Indian government district
Metropolitan district
Municipal district
Land district
Regional district
Rural district
Sanitary district
Subdistrict
Urban district
Districts of Republican Subordination

Municipality

District municipality
Direct-controlled municipality
Mountain resort municipality
Regional municipality
Regional county municipality
Resort municipality
Rural municipality
Specialized municipality

Prefecture

Autonomous prefecture
Subprefecture
Super-prefecture
Praetorian prefecture

Province

Autonomous province
Overseas province

Region

Administrative region
Autonomous region
Capital region
Mesoregion
Microregion
Overseas region
Special administrative region
Subregion

State

Federal state
Free state
Sovereign state

Territory

Capital territory
Dependent territory
Federal territory
National territory
Organized incorporated territory
Overseas territory
Unorganized territory
Union territory

Town

Civil township
Charter township

Unit

Autonomous territorial unit
Local administrative unit

Other English terms

Current	Alpine resort Bailiwick Banner Autonomous banner Block Cadastre Canton Circle Circuit Colony Commune Condominium Constituency Department Overseas department Division Subdivision Duchy Eldership Federal dependency Governorate Hamlet Neighbourhood Parish Periphery Principality Co-principality Protectorate Quarter Regency Autonomous republic Reservation Reserve Riding Sector Autonomous sector Shire Suzerainty Townland Village Summer village Ward

Historic	Agency Barony Burgh Imperial Circle Diocese Exarchate Hide Hundred March Monthon Presidency Residency Tenth Tithing

Non-English or loanwords

Current	Amt Arrondissement Bairro Bakhsh Baladiyah Barangay Bezirk Regierungsbezirk Colonia Comarca Comune Daïra Deme Frazione Freguesia Gmina Gemeinde İl Județ Kelurahan Kommun Kreis Kunta/kommun Län / lääni Maakuntaliitto / landskapsförbund Località Mahalle Megye Muban Nome (Egypt) Nome (Greece) Oblast Autonomous Okrug Autonomous Ortsteil Ostān Poblacion Powiat Purok Raion Ranchería Shabiyah Shahr Shahrestān Sitio Sýsla Taluka Tehsil Vingtaine Voivodeship Vilayat/Vilayet/Wilayah

Defunct	Commote Heerlijkheid Katepanikion Köping / Kauppala Landskap / Maakunta Landskommun/Maalaiskunta Liwa Naucrary Pagus Pargana Plasă Satrapy Syssel Theme Subah

Used by ten or more countries.

See also: Census division; Electoral district; Political division; Arabic / French / Spanish terms for country subdivisions; Table of administrative divisions by country

Greek terms for country subdivisions

Modern	genike dioikesis§ / diamerisma§ / periphereia nomos§ / peripheriake enoteta demos / eparchia§ / koinoteta§

Historical	archontia/archontaton bandon demos despotaton dioikesis doukaton droungos eparchia exarchaton katepanikion kephalatikion kleisoura naukrareia satrapeia strategis thema tourma

§ signifies a defunct institution

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