\Di*oc"e*san\ (?; 277), a. [LL. dioecesanus: cf. F.
dioc['e]sain.]
Of or pertaining to a diocese; as, diocesan missions.

\Di*oc"e*san\, n.
1. A bishop, viewed in relation to his diocese; as, the
   diocesan of New York.
2. pl. The clergy or the people of a diocese. --Strype.