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Leo’s old diocese of Chiclayo, Peru, meanwhile, is waiting for their bishop to come home, and then there’s Argentina, which never got a papal visit from the first-ever Argentine pope.
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Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2025
The cardinal, a former Bishop of San Diego, is one of several Catholic bishops who have spoken out against Trump’s migration policies.
—Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 3 July 2025
The Nashville bishop specifically mentioned immigrants among those populations, a remark that echoes his recent statements alongside other U.S. Catholic bishops expressing concern about President Donald Trump’s immigration agenda.
—Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
The pope is the bishop of Rome and the leader of the Roman Catholic Church, per Encyclopedia Britannica.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2025
The cardinal, a former Bishop of San Diego, is one of several Catholic bishops who have spoken out against Trump’s migration policies.
—Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 3 July 2025
The Nashville bishop specifically mentioned immigrants among those populations, a remark that echoes his recent statements alongside other U.S. Catholic bishops expressing concern about President Donald Trump’s immigration agenda.
—Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
The pope is the bishop of Rome and the leader of the Roman Catholic Church, per Encyclopedia Britannica.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bishop
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Schnurr came to Cincinnati in 2008 as coadjutor archbishop and took over as archbishop about a year later, upon the retirement of former Archbishop Daniel Pilarczyk.—
Dan Horn,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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It was announced in May that the archbishop was diagnosed with stage three small bowel cancer.—
The Enquirer,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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His only other trip abroad since reassuming the presidency, besides a quick jaunt to the pope’s funeral and a couple of obligatory summits, was a tour through the Middle East.—
Dan Alexander,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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The shirts include an outline of the pope’s tall mitre headdress above the White Sox baseball player logo.—
Bill Kirkos,
CNN Money,
21 July 2025
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In total, the outlets reported that nine abbots and senior monks have stepped down from their roles or been thrown out of the monkhood in relation to Emsawat’s case.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
17 July 2025
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For years, guilt and anguish haunted the temple’s abbot, Ham Tae-wan.—
Zachary Small,
New York Times,
13 June 2025
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Local Catholics attended Mass at the Cathedral of the Incarnation midday April 21 that Rev. John Hammond presided over, and Spalding will be the celebrant at an official diocesan Mass.—
Liam Adams,
The Tennessean,
2 July 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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He’s been a ubiquitous character actor ever since, from the scene-stealing game show host in Darren Aronofsky’s Requiem for a Dream (2000) to the college dean in The House Bunny (2008).—
Skyler Trepel,
EW.com,
25 July 2025
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Nance is also exploring volunteer opportunities with Legal Aid of Arkansas after her appointment as dean ends.—
Ryan Anderson,
Arkansas Online,
21 July 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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Francis dramatically reshaped the group of prelates who will soon cast their votes for his successor in front of Michelangelo’s fresco of The Last Judgment in the Sistine Chapel.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
23 Apr. 2025
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However, Panorama magazine maintained that the NSA picked up the prelates’ telephone conversations in the days preceding the conclave, giving them an idea of what might happen before the first vote.—
Time,
Time,
7 May 2025
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Advertisement Religion, government, and power The ambitious Pentecostal pastor and televangelist Malafaia—considered a kingmaker, is among those religious leaders in Brazil who have amassed wealth and celebrity through their sermons.—
Emi Eleode,
Time,
14 July 2025
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John MacArthur, pastor of Grace Community Church (GCC) in Sun Valley, California, has reportedly been hospitalized with pneumonia following years of health complications.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
14 July 2025
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“Bishop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bishop. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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