| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| SEES | Dioceses | |
| CATHEDRAL | Principal churches of dioceses | |
| PENITENTIARY | An officer in some dioceses since A. D. 1215, vested with power from the bishop to absolve in cases reserved to him. | |
| SUBURBICARY | Being in the suburbs; -- applied to the six dioceses in the suburbs of Rome subject to the pope as bishop of Rome. | |
| VARTABED | A doctor or teacher in the Armenian church. Members of this order of ecclesiastics frequently have charge of dioceses, with episcopal functions. | |
| CHURCHWARDEN | One of the officers (usually two) in an Episcopal church, whose duties vary in different dioceses, but always include the provision of what is necessary for the communion service. | |