In persona episcopi () is a Latin expression used by the Catholic Church to indicate a union of two or more dioceses in which the dioceses are administered by a single bishop but undergo no alteration to their diocesan structures (e.g. seminaries, cathedrals, curia officials). In its mildest form such a union can be temporary, but in other cases it can be an intermediate step towards a union aeque principaliter or a full union.
Examples Canada: Moosonee and Hearst Great Britain (Wales): Cardiff and Menevia (2022–2024), after were merged Ireland: Clonfert and Galway, Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora; Killala and Tuam Italy: Pescia and Pistoia Spain: Huesca and Jaca United States: Baltimore and Washington (1939–1947)
See also
Canon law (Catholic Church)
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