archdiocese
noun
arch·di·o·cese
(ˌ)ärch-ˈdī-ə-səs 
-ˌsēs,
-ˌsēz
plural archdioceses
(ˌ)ärch-ˈdī-ə-sə-səz
-ˌsē-zəz,
-ˈdī-ə-ˌsēz
: the diocese of an archbishop
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Ken Kelly, who served on the church finance committee, said that despite requests, Holy Trinity did not have a discretionary fund from which Jacobs could have given money to those in need and the archdiocese would not approve it.
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 6 Mar. 2025
In the ensuing months, the Saints and the archdiocese worked hand-in-hand, perhaps unsurprising given the close relationship between the team’s owner, Benson, and Archbishop Gregory Aymond.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 3 Feb. 2025
The archdiocese includes the nation’s capital, as well as major institutions like the Catholic University of America and the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, the largest Catholic church in North America.
—Elizabeth Dias, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. on Friday at Kurtz Memorial Chapel, 102 E. Francis Road, New Lenox, and from 9:30-11 a.m. on Saturday at Our Lady of Kibeho Parish, 1401 W. 112th St., followed by the funeral Mass, the archdiocese said.
—Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2025
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 6 Mar. 2025
In the ensuing months, the Saints and the archdiocese worked hand-in-hand, perhaps unsurprising given the close relationship between the team’s owner, Benson, and Archbishop Gregory Aymond.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 3 Feb. 2025
The archdiocese includes the nation’s capital, as well as major institutions like the Catholic University of America and the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, the largest Catholic church in North America.
—Elizabeth Dias, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. on Friday at Kurtz Memorial Chapel, 102 E. Francis Road, New Lenox, and from 9:30-11 a.m. on Saturday at Our Lady of Kibeho Parish, 1401 W. 112th St., followed by the funeral Mass, the archdiocese said.
—Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2025
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archdiocese
noun
arch·di·o·cese
(ˈ)ärch-ˈdī-ə-səs
-ˌsēz,
-ˌsēs
: the diocese of an archbishop
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