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INSTITUTE, DIOCESAN

A religious institute of men or women, erected by a local ordinary, that has not as yet obtained "Pontifical Recognition" from the Holy See.

All items in this dictionary are from Fr. John Hardon's Modern Catholic Dictionary, © Eternal Life. Used with permission.

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