archbishop
noun
arch·bish·op
(ˌ)ärch-ˈbi-shəp 
: a bishop at the head of an ecclesiastical province or one of equivalent honorary rank
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The item resembles similar pieces belonging to other medieval religious leaders, such as a large sapphire, ruby and emerald ring owned by the 13th-century archbishop Walter de Gray.
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Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Mar. 2025
No money or holy items exchanged hands between the Satanists and the archbishop, according to attorneys who represented Stewart.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 21 Mar. 2025
Alligator is permissible to eat on Fridays during Lent, the archbishop of New Orleans told an inquisitive parishioner who once sent a letter to the religious leader seeking clarification, according to the Catholic News Agency.
—Peter Burke, Fox News, 14 Mar. 2025
The then archbishop of Buenos Aires, Adolfo Tortolo, was close friends with Videla, the regime’s first and most brutal leader.
—Federico Perelmuter, The Dial, 13 Mar. 2025
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Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Mar. 2025
No money or holy items exchanged hands between the Satanists and the archbishop, according to attorneys who represented Stewart.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 21 Mar. 2025
Alligator is permissible to eat on Fridays during Lent, the archbishop of New Orleans told an inquisitive parishioner who once sent a letter to the religious leader seeking clarification, according to the Catholic News Agency.
—Peter Burke, Fox News, 14 Mar. 2025
The then archbishop of Buenos Aires, Adolfo Tortolo, was close friends with Videla, the regime’s first and most brutal leader.
—Federico Perelmuter, The Dial, 13 Mar. 2025
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archbishop
noun
arch·bish·op
(ˈ)ärch-ˈbish-əp
: the bishop of highest rank in a group of dioceses
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