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This article is about the meaning of Eparchy for canon law. For other meanings, see Eparchy (disambiguation).

Eparchy is the name of a diocese in the 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.

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