What is Eparchy?
{{about|the meaning of Eparchy for [[canon law]]|other meanings|Eparchy (disambiguation)}} '''Eparchy''' is the name of a [[diocese]] in the [[Eastern Orthodox Church|Eastern Orthodox]] and [[Eastern Catholic]] churches. An eparchy is headed by a [[bishop]], who is called ''eparch''. Churches with the [[Byzantine Rite]] (or the Rite of Constantinople) also have eparchies. {{religion-stub}} [[Category:Christian terminology]] [[Category:Church organization]]