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Recent Examples of prelate
Parolin is a mild-mannered, thoughtful Italian prelate who oversees the Vatican’s diplomacy, which has included a provisional agreement with China over the appointment of bishops.
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Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 2 May 2025
Echoing his time as a prelate in Argentina, Pope Francis was at times criticized from both sides of the aisle for his heavy hand enforcing Catholic unity on national and international levels.
—Caitlin McFall, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Parolin, a mild mannered, thoughtful prelate, is an experienced diplomat from northern Italy who leads engagement in geopolitics and has been instrumental in brokering the Holy See’s agreement with China.
—Christopher Lamb, CNN, 8 Mar. 2025
Tagle, a prelate from the Philippines, is currently one of two top candidates to replace Francis, alongside Pietro Parolin, the Vatican's Secretary of State.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Apr. 2025
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Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 2 May 2025
Echoing his time as a prelate in Argentina, Pope Francis was at times criticized from both sides of the aisle for his heavy hand enforcing Catholic unity on national and international levels.
—Caitlin McFall, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Parolin, a mild mannered, thoughtful prelate, is an experienced diplomat from northern Italy who leads engagement in geopolitics and has been instrumental in brokering the Holy See’s agreement with China.
—Christopher Lamb, CNN, 8 Mar. 2025
Tagle, a prelate from the Philippines, is currently one of two top candidates to replace Francis, alongside Pietro Parolin, the Vatican's Secretary of State.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prelate
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The Chicago native is also a Peruvian citizen and lived for years in Peru, first as a missionary and then as an archbishop.—
Franklin Briceno,
Chicago Tribune,
8 May 2025
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However, Tagle, a former archbishop of Manila, remains a close second in the betting odds.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 May 2025
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Leo was granted Peruvian citizenship in August 2015, the month before Pope Francis appointed him bishop of Chiclayo in the South American country’s northern region.—
Russ Bynum,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2025
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The issue came to a head just before the conclave that elected Leo pope, when the Chinese church proceeded with the preliminary election of two bishops, a step that comes before official consecration.—
Nicole Winfield,
Chicago Tribune,
25 May 2025
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The monsignor anticipates the new pontiff will pick up where Francis left off, advocating for the poor and for immigrants and pushing for unity, peace and inclusivity.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
10 May 2025
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The trial, though, proved to be a reputational boomerang for the Holy See, showing deficiencies in the Vatican's legal system, unseemly turf battles among monsignors and how the pope had intervened on behalf of prosecutors.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
20 Sep. 2015
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Indeed, the last pope with origins in Africa was Pope Gelasius I, who reigned from 492 to 496 A.D.—
Darryl Barthé,
Chicago Tribune,
25 May 2025
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In the Roman Catholic Church, popes have shown openness to evolution while insisting that the human soul is a divine creation.—
Peter Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
25 May 2025
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This would be the case also for an apostate, heretic, schismatic bishop, presbyter, or deacon.—
Fr. Goran Jovicic,
National Review,
13 June 2021
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The Rev. Allen D. Timm, executive presbyter of the Presbytery Church in Detroit, said the church is waiting to hear from the general assembly as to when volunteers will be dispatched to Houston.—
Allie Gross,
Detroit Free Press,
29 Aug. 2017
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As the village abbot never far from the woods, or from Martine’s little dining room table, Jacques Develay manages the trick of utter simplicity in his motives and line readings.—
Michael Phillips,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2025
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When Kaldi shared the berries with an abbot of a local monastery, the monk ended up wide awake during the evening prayers.—
Marta Zaraska,
Smithsonian Magazine,
1 Apr. 2025
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The diocesan website includes a statement from Dallas Bishop Edward Burns connecting the need for social distancing with the story of the Good Samaritan.—
David Tarrant,
Dallas News,
6 Apr. 2020
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In the Catholic Church, this is generally a time of the year when dioceses ask their members to donate to annual bishops’ Lenten appeals, which fund diocesan operations.—
Nicholas Rowan,
Washington Examiner,
22 Mar. 2020
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National Dems boost Moore’s budget message; state Dems focus on Hogan Johns Hopkins selects new dean of public health after global search READER POLL: Who gave the best commencement speech?—
Karl Merton Ferron,
Baltimore Sun,
29 May 2025
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In addition to investigating allegations of drinking with students, Hiestand was tasked with investigating claims of harassment between two parties: the coaches and deans accused of partying with students and a teacher who reported them.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
23 May 2025
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“Prelate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prelate. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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