## Overview --- The dioceses of [[Transelmany|Transelmany]] are the primary territorial divisions of the country. Similar in nature to the provinces of a kingdom, Transelmany's dioceses are designed to allow regional authorities take administrative policy decisions specific to their area. [[Yemisi Fayowa]], [[Gordon Alastair]] and Zainab Garba [[History of Transelmany — Civil War (658-663 AL)|formulated the administrative structure of the Transelman People's Republic in 659 AL]] after the Treaty of Haal. The country would be divided into 10 dioceses (not counting the autonoumous Green) within three national subregions roughly corresponding to the local geography and prevalence of flux alterations: - Gravity, Time & Space in the mountain region - Poles, Lightning, Stone & Wind in the prairie region - Water, Light & Fire in the south coast region Each diocese would contain enough parishes to encompass each of its major population centers. Workplaces and collective farms within each parish are governed by councils of local workers, known as basilicas. Each local basilica sends delegates to to their city/town basilica, which in turn sends delegates to their diocese basilica. Each diocese basilica works within their respective Church, holding regional authority alongside Church apostles. The Transelman Basilica is the national-level worker council, made up of delegates from the diocese basilicas, who will work with the Saints and Council of Commissars to enact national policy and represent their regional basilicas. In times when the Saints are in their dioceses or on field assignments, the Transelman Basilica carries out administrative duties. [[The Green|The Green]] would be a special autonomous diocese that maintains its existing internal political structure while sending delegates to the Transelman Basilica. Residence would remain invite-only, but citizens would be allowed to visit. Today, this structure remains mostly the same, with the addition of the new Church of Darkness which was carved out from the Church of Space in 677 AL. ## Dioceses --- ![[dioceses 1.bmp | 600]] *Dioceses of Transelmany.* ### Light --- see also: [[Church of Light (Transelmany)]] ### Fire --- see also: [[Church of Fire]] ### Water --- see also: [[Church of Water]] ### Wind --- see also: [[Church of Wind]] ### Stone --- see also: [[Church of Stone]] ### Lightning --- see also: [[Church of Lightning]] ### Green --- see also: [[The Green|Green]] ### Poles --- see also: [[Church of Poles]] ### Gravity --- see also: [[Church of Gravity]] ### Time --- see also: [[Church of Time]] ### Space --- see also: [[Church of Space]] ### Darkness --- see also: [[Church of Darkness]]