▁in ▁G ila ▁County , ▁Arizona . ▁It ▁has ▁an ▁estimated ▁elev ation ▁of ▁ ▁above ▁sea ▁level . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Pop ulated ▁places ▁in ▁G ila ▁County , ▁Arizona <0x0A> </s> ▁ Ç ob an l ı ▁is ▁a ▁village ▁in ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Ar d ah an , ▁Ar d ah an ▁Province , ▁Turkey . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Pop ulated ▁places ▁in ▁Ar d ah an ▁Province ▁Category : Ar d ah an ▁District ▁Category : V ill ages ▁in ▁Turkey <0x0A> </s> ▁In ▁church ▁govern ance , ▁a ▁dioc ese ▁or ▁bishop ric ▁is ▁the ▁ecc les iast ical ▁district ▁under ▁the ▁juris diction ▁of ▁a ▁bishop . ▁ ▁History ▁▁ ▁In ▁the ▁later ▁organization ▁of ▁the ▁Roman ▁Empire , ▁the ▁increasing ly ▁sub div ided ▁provinces ▁were ▁administr atively ▁associated ▁in ▁a ▁larger ▁unit , ▁the ▁dioc ese ▁( Lat in ▁dio ec esis , ▁from ▁the ▁Greek ▁term ▁ δ ι ο ί κ η σ ι ς , ▁meaning ▁" admin istration "). ▁ ▁After ▁Christian ity ▁was ▁given ▁legal ▁status ▁in ▁ 3 1 3 , ▁the ▁Church es ▁began ▁to ▁organ ize ▁themselves ▁into ▁dioc eses ▁based ▁on ▁provinces , ▁not ▁on ▁the ▁larger ▁regional ▁imperial ▁districts . ▁The ▁dioc eses ▁were ▁often ▁smaller ▁than ▁the ▁provinces ▁since ▁there ▁were ▁more ▁b ish ops ▁than ▁govern ors . ▁Christian ity ▁was ▁declared ▁the ▁Empire ' s ▁official ▁religion ▁by ▁The odos ius ▁I ▁in ▁ 3 8 0 .