▁of ▁England ▁and ▁Ang lic an ▁Comm union ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁English ▁Re formation , ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁England ▁retained ▁the ▁existing ▁dioc es an ▁structure ▁which ▁remains ▁throughout ▁the ▁Ang lic an ▁Comm union . ▁The ▁one ▁change ▁is ▁that ▁the ▁areas ▁admin ister ed ▁under ▁the ▁Arch bishop ▁of ▁Can ter bury ▁and ▁Arch bishop ▁of ▁York ▁are ▁properly ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁dioc eses , ▁not ▁arch di oc eses : ▁they ▁are ▁the ▁metropol itan ▁b ish ops ▁of ▁their ▁respective ▁provinces ▁and ▁b ish ops ▁of ▁their ▁own ▁dioc ese ▁and ▁have ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁arch bishop . ▁ ▁The ▁Ang lic an ▁Church ▁in ▁A ot ear oa , ▁New ▁Zealand ▁and ▁Pol yn esia ▁in ▁its ▁const ition ▁uses ▁the ▁specific ▁term ▁" E pis cop al ▁Unit " ▁for ▁both ▁dioc eses ▁and ▁p ī h op at anga ▁because ▁of ▁its ▁unique ▁three - t ik anga ▁( c ulture ) ▁system . ▁P ī h op at anga ▁are ▁the ▁trib al - based ▁juris dict ions ▁of ▁M ā ori ▁p ī h op a ▁( b ish ops ) ▁which ▁overlap ▁with ▁the ▁" New ▁Zealand ▁dioc eses "; ▁these ▁function ▁like ▁dioc eses , ▁but ▁are ▁never ▁called ▁so . ▁ ▁Luther an ism ▁ ▁C ertain ▁Luther an ▁denomin ations ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁Sweden ▁do ▁have ▁individual ▁dioc eses ▁similar ▁to ▁Roman ▁C athol ics . ▁These ▁dioc eses ▁and ▁arch di oc eses ▁are ▁under ▁the ▁government