Diocesan
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: relating to a diocese someone or something under the control of the bishop of a diocese (e.g., a diocesan school, or a diocesan priest as opposed to a priest belonging to a religious order)
Jurisdiction
Part of speech: noun
Definition: the power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the lawthe power or right to exercise authoritythe authority of a sovereign power to govern or legislatethe limits or territory within which authority may be exercised
Example sentence: Congress should pass legislation to remove from the federal courts their jurisdiction to hear these outrageous challenges to the Ten Commandments and the Pledge of Allegiance.