▁the ▁Holy ▁See . ▁ ▁The ▁term ▁' arch di oc ese ' ▁is ▁not ▁found ▁in ▁Can on ▁Law , ▁with ▁the ▁terms ▁" di oc ese " ▁and ▁" ep is cop al ▁see " ▁being ▁applicable ▁to ▁the ▁area ▁under ▁the ▁ecc les iast ical ▁juris diction ▁of ▁any ▁bishop . ▁If ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁arch bishop ▁is ▁granted ▁on ▁personal ▁grounds ▁to ▁a ▁dioc es an ▁bishop , ▁his ▁dioc ese ▁does ▁not ▁thereby ▁become ▁an ▁arch di oc ese . ▁ ▁Catholic ▁Church ▁ ▁, ▁in ▁the ▁Catholic ▁Church ▁there ▁are ▁ 2 , 8 9 8 ▁regular ▁dioc eses : ▁ 1 ▁pap al ▁see , ▁ 6 4 9 ▁arch di oc eses ▁( including ▁ 9 ▁patri arch ates , ▁ 4 ▁major ▁arch di oc eses , ▁ 5 6 0 ▁metropol itan ▁arch di oc eses , ▁ 7 6 ▁single ▁arch di oc eses ) ▁and ▁ 2 , 2 4 8 ▁dioc eses ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Catholic ▁Church es ▁in ▁commun ion ▁with ▁the ▁Pope , ▁the ▁equivalent ▁unit ▁is ▁called ▁an ▁e par chy . ▁ ▁Eastern ▁Orth odox ▁Church ▁ ▁The ▁Eastern ▁Orth odox ▁Church ▁calls ▁dioc eses ▁epis kop ies ▁( from ▁the ▁Greek ▁ ἐ π ι σ κ ο π ή ) ▁in ▁the ▁Greek ▁tradition ▁and ▁e par ch ies ▁( from ▁ ἐ π α ρ χ ί α ) ▁in ▁the ▁S lav ic ▁tradition . ▁ ▁Church