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Recent Examples of archbishop
Thomas Wenski, archbishop of the Archdiocese of Miami, asked for the decision to be reviewed in an April 16 opinion piece published to the organization’s website.
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Sarah Perkel,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
The first female Anglican priests were ordained in 1994, its first female bishop in 2015, and now Mullally as the first archbishop of Canterbury.
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ABC News,
27 Apr. 2026
Lori has been the archbishop of Baltimore since 2012.
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William E. Lori,
New York Daily News,
26 Apr. 2026
At that time, chrism oil is poured on the spoon, which the archbishop dips their finger into to anoint the monarch on their head, chest and hands.
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Alex Gurley,
PEOPLE,
26 Apr. 2026
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Sarah Perkel,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
The first female Anglican priests were ordained in 1994, its first female bishop in 2015, and now Mullally as the first archbishop of Canterbury.
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ABC News,
27 Apr. 2026
Lori has been the archbishop of Baltimore since 2012.
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William E. Lori,
New York Daily News,
26 Apr. 2026
At that time, chrism oil is poured on the spoon, which the archbishop dips their finger into to anoint the monarch on their head, chest and hands.
—
Alex Gurley,
PEOPLE,
26 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for archbishop
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The ritual confers the Holy Spirit from one bishop to another and recalls Christ’s gesture to his apostles.
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Under the church’s in-house canon law, consecrating a bishop without papal consent incurs an automatic excommunication for both the people administering the consecration and the bishops receiving it.
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The American pope has prioritized church unity and healing tensions with traditionalists that worsened during the Pope Francis pontificate.
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In Catholic teaching, the link, or communion, between bishops and the pope is a cornerstone of the church’s unity.
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The court found that Shi used his positions, including as the temple abbot, to illegally embezzle more than $19 million alone or in conspiracy with others, between 2003 and 2025, CCTV reported.
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According to a relative of Nathan who provided some of the sources Amit studied, the abbot reportedly also wrote letters to the Vatican and to monasteries in Switzerland pleading for a safe exit for Wolfgang.
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The group was founded in 1970 in Switzerland by Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre, a French prelate, but five years later was officially suppressed by the Bishop of Fribourg.
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In roughly 33 hours over the course of two days, the diverse group of international prelates elected Prevost on the fourth ballot.
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The first is the strikingly Gothic diocesan throne, which sits in the cathedral choir and dates from the Victorian era.
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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.
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Ian Williamson, dean of the business school, said the new federal policy played a role in the decision as well as student scheduling preferences.
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But Erwin Chemerinsky, Berkeley’s law school dean, said Trump still won most of the cases the court decided either after oral arguments or through emergency appeals the administration brought.
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“Archbishop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/archbishop. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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