Dioceses immediately subject to the Holy See

Dioceses immediately subject to the Holy See (Latin Dioecesis Sedi Apostolicae immediately subiecta) in the Catholic Church are dioceses or ecclesiastical jurisdictions directly dependent upon the Holy See and not subject to the supervisory authority of a metropolitan archbishop, an exemption under Catholic canon law. An equivalent expression, now outdated, is exempt diocese (free from metropolitan jurisdiction).

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