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the bishopric of [place]
表示某地主教辖区时，用 the bishopric of + 地名。
The bishopric of Durham was established in 995.
达勒姆主教区成立于995年。
主教辖区
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主教辖区
the territorial jurisdiction of a bishop
The bishopric of Durham was established in 995.
达勒姆主教区成立于995年。
教区:主教治理的教会区域。
A diocese: a region in which a bishop of a church governs.
主教的职位或职能。
The office or function of a bishop.
The bishopric stretches from the river to the mountains.
这个主教辖区从河流一直延伸到山区。
She wrote a report on the schools within the bishopric.
她撰写了一份关于主教辖区内学校的报告。
The two bishoprics have different traditions and customs.
这两个主教辖区有着不同的传统和习俗。
表示某地主教辖区时，用 the bishopric of + 地名。
The bishopric of Durham was established in 995.
达勒姆主教区成立于995年。
The town became a bishopric in the 12th century.
该镇在12世纪成为主教区。
bishopric 既可指主教职位，也可指主教辖区。
He held the bishopric for over twenty years.
他担任主教职务超过二十年。
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接受主教职位
He was offered a wealthy bishopric and accepted it.
有人提供给他一个富裕的主教职位，他接受了。
辞去主教职位
The bishop decided to resign his bishopric over the dispute.
那位主教决定因争议辞去主教职位。
担任主教职位
She held the bishopric for twenty years.
她担任主教职位二十年。
约克主教辖区
The bishopric of York covers a large area in northern England.
约克主教辖区覆盖英格兰北部的大片地区。
设立新的主教辖区
The council voted to create a new bishopric in the east.
理事会投票决定在东部设立新的主教辖区。
管理主教辖区
He was responsible for administering the bishopric during the vacancy.
在空缺期间，他负责管理主教辖区。
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主教(bishop)的辖区叫bishopric；把结尾-ric联想成‘瑞克’，想象管家瑞克替主教管理教区。
语域：formal 常见场景：religious texts、historical writing、church administration bishopric 多用于正式、宗教或历史语境中，日常口语中较少见；指主教职位或辖区时均适用。
注意 bishop（主教）指人，bishopric 指主教的职位或所管辖的教区。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.