Editing Region (section)

===Religious regions===
Sometimes a region associated with a religion is given a name, like [[Christendom]], a term with medieval and renaissance connotations of Christianity as a sort of social and political [[Body Politic|polity]].  The term [[Muslim world]] is sometimes used to refer to the region of the world where Islam is dominant.  These broad terms are somewhat vague when used to describe regions.

Within some religions there are clearly defined regions.  The [[Roman Catholic Church]], the [[List of Church of England dioceses|Church of England]], the [[Eastern Orthodox Church]], and others, define ecclesiastical regions with names such as [[diocese]], [[eparchy]], [[Ecclesiastical Province|ecclesiastical provinces]], and [[parish]].

For example, the United States is divided into 32 Roman Catholic [[List of the Roman Catholic dioceses of the United States|ecclesiastical provinces]].  The [[Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod]] is organized into 33 geographic ''districts'', which are subdivided into ''circuits'' (the [[Atlantic District (LCMS)]], for example).  [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] uses regions similar to dioceses and parishes, but uses terms like [[Ward (LDS Church)|ward]] and [[Stake (Mormonism)|stake]].

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