. ▁ ▁Church ▁of ▁God ▁in ▁Christ ▁ ▁The ▁Church ▁of ▁God ▁in ▁Christ ▁( CO G IC ) ▁has ▁dioc eses ▁throughout ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁In ▁the ▁CO G IC , ▁most ▁states ▁are ▁divided ▁into ▁at ▁least ▁three ▁or ▁more ▁dioc eses ▁that ▁are ▁each ▁led ▁by ▁a ▁bishop ▁( s ometimes ▁called ▁a ▁" state ▁bishop "); ▁some ▁states ▁have ▁as ▁many ▁as ▁ten ▁dioc eses . ▁These ▁dioc eses ▁are ▁called ▁" j ur is dict ions " ▁within ▁CO G IC . ▁ ▁L atter ▁Day ▁Saint ▁movement ▁In ▁the ▁L atter ▁Day ▁Saint ▁movement , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁M orm ons , ▁the ▁term ▁" bishop ric " ▁is ▁used ▁to ▁describe ▁the ▁M orm on ▁bishop ▁himself , ▁together ▁with ▁his ▁two ▁coun sel ors , ▁not ▁the ▁w ard ▁or ▁con greg ation ▁of ▁which ▁a ▁bishop ▁has ▁charge . ▁ ▁Church es ▁that ▁have ▁b ish ops , ▁but ▁not ▁dioc eses ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁United ▁Method ist ▁Church ▁( the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁some ▁other ▁countries ), ▁a ▁bishop ▁is ▁given ▁o vers ight ▁over ▁a ▁ge ographical ▁area ▁called ▁an ▁epis cop al ▁area . ▁ ▁Each ▁epis cop al ▁area ▁contains ▁one ▁or ▁more ▁annual ▁con ferences , ▁which ▁is ▁how ▁the ▁churches ▁and ▁cler gy ▁under ▁the ▁bishop ' s ▁super vision ▁are ▁organized . ▁ ▁Thus , ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁term ▁" di oc ese " ▁referring ▁to ▁ge ography ▁is ▁the ▁most ▁equivalent ▁in ▁the ▁United